In February Trump's administration signed a deal with the Taliban to take American troops out of Afghanistan by May 2021 in exchange for several security guarantees and a commitment from the insurgents to stop trans-national jihadist groups such as Al-Qaeda and Islamic State from operating in the country.
'We signed the agreement with the American government, not a person,' Mohammad Naeem, a spokesman for the Taliban told a foreign news agency. 'We hope that the process that has started will not be . . .
