Kane Williamson will captain the T20 World Cup squad for a fourth time as New Zealand hunt for a maiden title
cricket4 hours ago
The US and the Taleban are set to sign a historic agreement that would pave the way to ending America's longest war, the bitter foes announced on Friday, hours after Kabul said a week-long partial truce across Afghanistan would kick off this weekend.
If that so-called "reduction in violence" holds, it would mark a major turning point in the gruelling conflict and set the conditions for a deal that could, ultimately, pull US troops out after more than 18 years and launch Afghanistan into an uncertain future.
Both US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the Taleban issued statements saying they had agreed to sign the accord on February 29 in Doha, following the one-week partial truce. "Upon a successful implementation of this understanding, signing of the US-Taleban agreement is expected to move forward," Pompeo said, adding that negotiations between the Taleban and the Afghan government would "start soon thereafter".
Afghanistan's National Security Council spokesman Javed Faisal and Taleban sources earlier said the "reduction in violence" between US, Taleban and Afghan security forces would begin on Saturday. The US has been in talks with the Taleban for more than a year to secure a deal in which it would pull out thousands of troops in return for Taleban security guarantees.
Kane Williamson will captain the T20 World Cup squad for a fourth time as New Zealand hunt for a maiden title
cricket4 hours ago
Vehicle owners must bring their old plates along to the inspection station
uae4 hours ago
Clean sweep for UAE in golf as the hosts win team gold and Rayan claims individual title
sports5 hours ago
Silva announced his farewell on Monday in an emotional video message on Chelsea's website
football5 hours ago
Protest organizers deny accusations of anti-Semitism, arguing that their actions are aimed at the Israeli government
world5 hours ago
Images published on the weekend showed Bollywood superstar actor Shah Rukh Khan sweating profusely while watching his team train
cricket5 hours ago