A historic peace agreement was concluded on Monday (29 hours) between the United States and the Afghanistan militant Taliban in ending armed conflict over 18 years. Representatives from both sides met in Doha, Qatar and signed the final agreement.

According to the so-called Doha agreement, signed by both sides, the Taliban promised to prevent extremist militants from attacking the United States and their allies in Afghanistan.

In return, the United States agreed to withdraw all US troops sent to Afghanistan and the International Alliance of NATO and NATO within 14 months.

The US agreed to evaluate the Taliban's compliance with the agreement.

The US military plans to reduce the number of troops in Afghanistan to 8,600 within 135 days of implementation.

There are currently 12,000 US troops stationed in Afghanistan.

In addition, as part of the process of verifying trust, the government agreed to exchange 5,000 Taliban troops who were incarcerated by the UN and Afghanistan troops by the next month, and 1,000 Afghan troops captured in the Taliban.

The Afghan government, excluded from the negotiations, will begin discussions to stabilize Afghanistan by the 10th of next month, taking advantage of the inmate exchange.

NATO backed the agreement and said it would reduce the size of the troops, but said it could rebuild its troops if the situation worsened.

The United States has agreed to send a Doha agreement with the Taliban to the UN Security Council to guarantee its effectiveness and implementation.

The United Nations welcomed the statement and said it supports peaceful processes involving Afghanistan's women, minorities and young people.

If implemented properly, the military clashes between the US camp and the Taliban following the US invasion of Afghanistan may be concluded because of defending al-Qaida boss Osama bin Laden after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

For the United States, it has provided a platform for ending the longest war.

The United States has invested about $ 760 billion ($ 920 trillion) in the war, but in recent years the Taliban has expanded even further in Afghanistan.

Since the second half of 2018, the United States has contacted the Taliban to seek peace agreements.

President Trump has criticized the Afghan war as an "endless war," and has pledged to withdraw its withdrawal.

The United States and the Taliban advanced just before signing a peace agreement at Camp David last September, but US President Donald Trump canceled the blitz after the Taliban launched a series of attacks.

Prior to the signing ceremony, Doha arrived in Doha, including US Secretary of State Mike Pompeyo, and Taliban, Mullah Abdul Gani Varardar, known for co-founding the organization with Mullah Omar (died in 2013).

After the signing ceremony, Secretary Pompey said, "I am still angry when I think of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Afghanistan during the Taliban rule."

"If the Taliban doesn't live up to the agreement, we will do everything necessary for our security."

(Yonhap News, Photo = Getty Images Korea)