American troops from Afghanistan within 18 months

Great progress was made during the peace negotiations between the Taliban, American negotiators and the Afghan government.

A joint statement has not been made public, but American special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad says progress has been made after six days of negotiations in Qatar. 'Meetings here were more productive than in the past. We have made significant progress on essential issues, 'says Khalilzad, who further reports that the parties are soon to sit down.