The Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan, was an agreement signed on February 29, 2020, in Doha, Qatar, between the United States of America and the Taliban, which at the time was not recognized by the United States as a state. ^[1]

The agreement was intended to facilitate the withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan and lay the groundwork for negotiations between the Taliban and the Afghan government.

The agreement is composed of four interrelated parts:

1. Security guarantees to prevent the use of Afghan territory against the United States and its allies.
2. Guarantees and a timeline for the withdrawal of all foreign forces.
3. The initiation of intra-Afghan negotiations.
4. The pursuit of a permanent and comprehensive ceasefire.

Key Provisions

Withdrawal of Foreign Forces

The United States committed to withdrawing all foreign forces, as well as non-diplomatic civilian personnel and contractors, within 14 months of the agreement’s announcement (roughly in April of 2021).

Within the first 135 days, U.S. troop levels were to be reduced to 8,600 and forces withdrawn from five military bases. The remaining forces and bases were to be withdrawn over the following nine and a half months, contingent on Taliban compliance with security commitments.

1: Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan between the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan which is not recognized by the United States as a state and is known as the Taliban and the United States of America, archive