U.S., coalition forces to withdraw from Afghanistan in 14 months: joint declaration

Visiting U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper (Front) speaks during a joint press conference with Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and visiting NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (not in the picture) in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, on Feb. 29, 2020. Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Saturday said that Afghanistan and the United States had reached an agreement based on which the U.S. and coalition forces will withdraw from the country within 14 months. (Xinhua/Rahmatullah Alizadah)