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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (L) pose along with Afghan presidential election opposition candidate Abdullah Abdullah (2L), Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani (2R) and US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper (R) after a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul on February 29, 2020. - Afghans expressed unease and cautious hope about a historic deal signed on February 29 that aims to have all foreign forces leave Afghanistan within 14 months in exchange for Taliban guarantees, with many people doubting the insurgents' intentions. (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP) (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images)