Members of the Taliban delegation arrive for peace talks in Moscow in October 2019 which led to a peace accord with the United States. Photo: AP Members of the Taliban delegation arrive for peace talks in Moscow in October 2019 which led to a peace accord with the United States. Photo: AP
Members of the Taliban delegation arrive for peace talks in Moscow in October 2019 which led to a peace accord with the United States. Photo: AP
Tom Hussain
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Asian Angle by Tom Hussain

Peace deal is a leap of faith for the US, but one day the Taliban may win a Nobel Peace Prize

  • The Doha peace deal is a step towards the Taliban’s goal of being accepted as a political entity, after it shifted stance on ruling Afghanistan and on women
  • But many will struggle to see the Taliban as an ally against Islamic State

Tom Hussain
Tom Hussain

Updated: 4:22am, 29 Feb, 2020

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Members of the Taliban delegation arrive for peace talks in Moscow in October 2019 which led to a peace accord with the United States. Photo: AP Members of the Taliban delegation arrive for peace talks in Moscow in October 2019 which led to a peace accord with the United States. Photo: AP
Members of the Taliban delegation arrive for peace talks in Moscow in October 2019 which led to a peace accord with the United States. Photo: AP
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Tom Hussain

Tom Hussain

Tom Hussain is an Islamabad-based journalist and Pakistan affairs analyst