A MISSION SHIFT FOR AFGHANISTAN: Troops and Strikes Will Decline, if Pact Holds.

The article discusses the implications of the peace deal between the U.S. and the Islamic militant organization the Taliban in Afghanistan. Topics discussed include the withdrawal of U.S. military troops and American intelligence presence in the country, U.S. President Donald Trump's aim to break the international terrorist organizations Al Qaeda and Islamic State, and the training of Afghan security forces by the U.S. and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to end the civil war.