US, Taliban to sign landmark peace deal in Qatar on Saturday

US, Taliban to sign landmark peace deal in Qatar on Saturday

Islamabad (Agencies): The United States and the Afghan Taliban are set to sign a historic deal in Doha today (Saturday).

The peace deal is likely to be signed by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the co-founder of the Taliban movement and a top US official will bring an end to America’s longest, costliest and deadliest war and raising hopes for peace in the strife-torn country.

On Friday, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan confirmed that Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi will attend signing of US-Taliban peace deal in Doha on February 29.

Last week, Qatar had invited Pakistan to attend the deal signing ceremony between United States and the Afghan Taliban.

On behalf of the Qatari Foreign Minister, the invitation was extended by the Qatari Ambassador to Pakistan Saqr Bin Mubarak during a meeting with FM Qureshi in Islamabad on Tuesday.