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US chief negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad arrives at the Sheraton Grand Doha hotel in Qatar to sign a long-sought deal between Washington and the Taliban that would see the two foes agree to the withdrawal of thousands of US troops from Afghanistan in return for insurgent guarantees. IMAGES
US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad (left) and Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar (right) shake hands after signing a landmark deal during a ceremony in the Qatari capital Doha. IMAGES
US, Taliban sign deal on American withdrawal from Afghanistan. IMAGES
The Taliban delegation arrives at a hotel in Qatar's Doha for peace talks with Afghanistan's government in a bid to end nearly two decades of war. The US-backed negotiations come six months later than planned owing to bitter disagreements over a controversial prisoner swap agreed in February. IMAGES
Zalmay Khalilzad, the US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, says "it will be better for Afghanistan if we could get a peace agreement before the election, which is scheduled in July." SOUNDBITE
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