Doha Agreement (2020)

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The Doha Agreement (2020) is a peace deal between the United States and the Taliban that outlined the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan in exchange for Taliban security guarantees and intra-Afghan negotiations.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral agreement
international treaty
peace agreement
alsoKnownAs Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan
U.S.-Taliban Agreement
ceasefireProvision called for reduction in violence
envisaged permanent and comprehensive ceasefire in intra-Afghan negotiations
conflictAddressed War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
context U.S. negotiations with Taliban that began in 2018
criticizedFor excluding the Afghan government from direct negotiations
weak enforcement mechanisms
followedBy intra-Afghan peace talks in Doha
hostCountryRole Qatar acted as facilitator and host of talks
influenced U.S. decision to complete military withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021
involves NATO Resolute Support Mission
language Dari
English
Pashto
legalStatus non-binding political agreement for the United States
mainPurpose Taliban security guarantees
framework for intra-Afghan negotiations
withdrawal of U.S. and NATO troops from Afghanistan
mediatedBy State of Qatar
negotiatedBy United States Department of State
negotiatedUnderAdministration Donald Trump administration
obliges Taliban to prevent recruitment, training, and fundraising by terrorist groups threatening the United States
United States to refrain from use of force against territorial integrity of Afghanistan
party Taliban
United States of America
providesFor phased withdrawal of U.S. forces
phased withdrawal of coalition forces
release of Afghan government prisoners
release of Taliban prisoners
review and potential removal of U.S. and UN sanctions on Taliban members
region Afghanistan
relatedDocument Joint Declaration between the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the United States for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan
requires Taliban to break ties with al-Qaeda
Taliban to engage in intra-Afghan talks
Taliban to prevent use of Afghan soil by terrorist groups against the United States and its allies
signatoryRepresentative Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar
Zalmay Khalilzad
signingCountry Qatar
signingDate 2020-02-29
signingPlace Doha
subjectMatter counterterrorism assurances
prisoner exchange
sanctions removal
troop withdrawal
timeframeSpecified 14-month withdrawal schedule for all foreign forces

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Fall of Kabul (2021) ("Doha Agreement between the United States and the Taliban")
cause
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
majorEvent
Fall of Kabul (2021)
relatedEvent

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