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Almost two decades after their expulsion from the Afghan capital, Kabul, the Taliban are negotiating peace with the government for the first time. The way there:
11. September 2001: Al Qaeda’s 9/11 attacks on the United States sparked the US-led military operation in Afghanistan. The mastermind behind the attacks, Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, was in Afghanistan under the protection of the Taliban.
Around 3,000 people died in the attacks of September 11, 2001.
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13. June 2002: A large council meeting in Afghanistan names a transitional government with Hamid Karzai as president.
October 9, 2004: In the first elections after the overthrow of the Taliban regime, Hamid Karzai was confirmed as president. The elections are overshadowed by attacks by the Taliban.
Hamid Karzai becomes Afghan president after the overthrow of the Taliban regime.
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May 2, 2011: Osama bin Laden is killed by US special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan, during a secret operation.
In 2011, the persecution of the perpetrator of the September 11, 2001 attacks, Osama bin Laden, will come to an end.
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June 2013: The Taliban open an office in Doha, the capital of the Gulf emirate of Qatar.
July 15, 2018: The Taliban and the government are resting their weapons for three days for the first time; the occasion is the Islamic festival of breaking the fast. Millions of people celebrate a few days of peace.
July 29, 2018: The Taliban confirm the first direct talks with representatives of the US government in Doha (Qatar).
February 29, 2020: The United States signs an agreement with the Taliban that provides for a gradual withdrawal of NATO forces. In return, the Taliban claim that Afghanistan no longer poses a terrorist threat. A prisoner exchange is agreed with Kabul and intra-Afghan peace talks.
US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad (left) and Taliban envoy Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar after the two sides signed an agreement.
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9. August 2020: A large council meeting approves the release of particularly dangerous Taliban fighters. This is the last hurdle before the peace talks.
September 12, 2020: Peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban begin in Doha.
The Afghan government and the Taliban are negotiating the future of Afghanistan in Doha. It is a tightrope act that could end the long and bloody conflict in the country.
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