Prospects for quick Afghan peace deal 'remain low'

摘要

The US intelligence community is not optimistic about the prospects of the Afghan government and the Taliban reaching a peace deal anytime soon to end the conflict in Afghanistan. "We assess that prospects for a peace deal will remain low during the next year," said the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) in its '2021 Annual Threat Assessment' report, which is dated 9 April but was released on 13 April.