{"id":35786,"date":"2020-02-24T06:14:37","date_gmt":"2020-02-24T06:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/02\/24\/trump-expresses-optimism-for-us-peace-deal-with-taliban\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T07:00:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:00:20","slug":"trump-expresses-optimism-for-us-peace-deal-with-taliban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/2020\/02\/24\/trump-expresses-optimism-for-us-peace-deal-with-taliban\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump expresses optimism for US peace deal with Taliban"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 President Donald Trump said Sunday he\u2019s ready to sign a peace deal with the Taliban in Afghanistan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/02\/21\/us-taliban-agree-to-reduction-in-violence-paving-way-for-peace-agreement\/\" target=\"_blank\">if a temporary truce holds <\/a>in America\u2019s longest war. \u201cTime to come home,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;They want to stop. You know, they&#8217;ve been fighting a long time. They&#8217;re tough people. We&#8217;re tough people,&#8221; Trump told reporters as he left the White House for a trip to India. &#8220;But after 19 years, that&#8217;s a long time.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two sides earlier this month announced the truce, which took effect last Friday and set the stage for a broader deal aimed at ending 18 years of war in Afghanistan and bringing U.S. troops home.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2020\/02\/21\/as-peace-deal-looms-taliban-tells-fighters-to-avoid-enemy-areas-calls-for-self-defense\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4613641-1.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">As peace deal looms, Taliban tells fighters to avoid enemy areas, calls for self-defense<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">\u201cAll Mujahideen must adhere to their given duties for the upcoming seven days, must remain defensively alert in case of violation by the opposition and must strictly refrain from entering enemy territory.&quot;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the truce proves a success, it will be followed by the signing of the peace accord on Saturday, wrapping up the United States&#8217; longest-running conflict and fulfilling one of Trump&#8217;s chief campaign promises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We think they want to make a deal. 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