'If successful, the two sides will then sign the first phase of a deal aimed at ending nearly two decades of conflict.
The agreement, which began at midnight local time, comes after more than a year of talks between American and Afghan Taliban representatives.
In a statement, Taliban negotiators said "a suitable security situation" would be created ahead of signing a deal they hoped would "lay the groundwork for peace across the country with the withdrawal of all foreign forces".
Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed the move, adding that this was "a critical test of the Taliban's willingness and ability to reduce violence, and contribute to peace in good faith". '
- BBC,
Afghanistan war: US and Afghan Taliban start partial truce, February 21, 2020
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