UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (Photo: UN)

Via a statement released by his spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, Mr. Guterres highlighted the importance of further reducing violence at the national level and encouraged the continued efforts of all parties to create an environment conducive to intra-Afghan negotiations and a comprehensive peace process.

The United States signed a deal with the Taliban on Saturday that sets the stage to end America’s longest war — the nearly two-decade-old conflict in Afghanistan.