A Potential Peace Deal With the Taliban

<p>After months of negotiations in Qatar, the United States appeared to have reached an agreement with the Taliban that could take a step to end America’s longest-running war. We spoke with our colleague about what he learned while covering the peace talks. Guest: Mujib Mashal, a senior correspondent for The New York Times based in Afghanistan. For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/thedaily" target="_blank">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. </p><p>Background coverage: </p><ul><li>The American special envoy who led talks with the Taliban said that the United States<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/02/world/asia/us-withdrawal-afghanistan-taliban.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> had reached an agreement “in principle” with the Afghan insurgents</a>, but that final approval rested with President Trump.</li></ul>