在更向东的地方，美国希望与其在阿富汗的主要战斗对手塔利班达成和平协议，从而“光荣”地退出这场美国历史上历时最长的战争。
Farther east, the US wants an “honorable” exit from Afghanistan – the longest war in its history – through a peace deal with the Taliban, its main battlefield opponent.