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KABUL: The Taliban said Sunday they expect the next US president, Joe Biden to abide by the deal signed with his predecessor Donald Trump's administration that paved the way for withdrawing American forces from Afghanistan.

In February, Trump's administration signed a deal with the Taliban to fully disengage from Afghanistan 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. However, Biden's victory in the US election has raised hopes among ordinary citizens that he might slow what some see as a too-hasty withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan.

The Taliban said they expected Biden's government to stick to the deal signed on February 29.

"We signed the agreement with the American government not a person," Mohammad Naeem, a spokesman for the Taliban, told AFP.

"We hope that the process that has started will not be weakened, but rather strengthened."

The US-Taliban deal agreed to withdraw all American forces from Afghanistan by May 2021.

The withdrawal of troops has been a cornerstone of Trump's plans to end America's longest war. Since the signing of the deal, the US military has shut several bases and pulled out thousands of troops as agreed. That deal, however, excluded the Afghan government from negotiations, and also saw almost 6,000 Taliban prisoners released - much to the displeasure of authorities.

Days after the release of prisoners, peace talks between the Taliban and Afghan government to end the war were launched in the Qatari capital Doha. The talks, which commenced on September 12, have failed to make any significant progress so far. "The ongoing intra-Afghan talks is part of the agreement (with the US) and shall continue unaffected," Naeem said.

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said Sunday that ties between Kabul and Washington are expected to deepen in areas of counter-terrorism and building peace as he congratulated Biden on his election victory.-AFP

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