![](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,<svg height="125" width="738" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1"/>)
![](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,<svg height="600" width="800" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1"/>)
The US and the Taliban are “close” to a deal that would see the Pentagon slash troop numbers in Afghanistan, the insurgents said Wednesday, although the US military insisted that the country must not become a sanctuary for extremists. The foes have been meeting in Doha to put the final touches on a historic deal […]