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Taliban orders halt to attacks on day of US deal
7 years agoQatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani (2nd-R) meets with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on the sidelines of of the peace signing ceremony between the United States and the Taliban in the Qatari capital Doha on February 29, 2020. - Washington and the Taliban are set to sign a landmark deal in Doha that would see them agree to the withdrawal of thousands of US troops from Afghanistan in return for insurgent guarantees. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)
The Taliban said Saturday they have ordered a complete one-day halt to attacks in Afghanistan ahead of the signing of a historic deal to withdraw American troops.