'US to pull 5,000 troops from Afghanistan, shut bases within 135 days'

The United States would withdraw almost 5,000 troops from Afghanistan and close five bases within 135 days under a draft peace accord agreed with the Taliban, the chief US negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad said on Monday. The deal must still be approved by US President Donald Trump before it can be signed, Khalilzad said.

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