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Imran Khan visits Qatar just before US-Taliban peace deal

PAKISTAN prime minister Imran Khan will visit Qatar on Thursday (27), just two days prior to the signing of the peace deal between the US and the Taliban in Doha to end more than 18-year-long Afghan war that has claimed tens of thousands of lives.

The US is set to sign a peace deal with the Taliban on Saturday provided that a week-long reduction in violence across Afghanistan holds, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a recent statement.


The Taliban also released a statement confirming the plan to sign a peace deal that day.

Reports said that India will also be represented at the signing of US-Taliban peace deal.

During his day-long visit, prime minister Khan will meet Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani and the two leaders will discuss matters related to the bilateral ties and regional development, according to an official statement.

"During the visit of prime minister Imran Khan to Qatar, the focus will be on strengthening bilateral cooperation and exchanging views on regional developments," the Pakistan Foreign Office said in a statement.

This would be the second visit of prime minister Khan to Qatar after taking office in 2018.

The Emir of Qatar visited Pakistan in June 2019 and the visit resulted in strengthening the bilateral economic collaboration in diverse areas, the statement said.

The longstanding war has killed tens of thousands of civilians and Afghanistan remains one of the poorest countries in the world.

Some 2.5 million Afghans are registered as refugees abroad and another two million are displaced within their country.

The US currently has less than 14,000 troops in Afghanistan, but military officials would not confirm the exact number.

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