Freshta Jalalzai
The Doha Agreement between the Taliban and the United States was signed on Saturday, February 29, 2020.
I was supposed to be off that day, but I came to work anyway. How could I stay at home? History was unfolding before my eyes. The signing of the Doha Agreement, which set the stage for the complete withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, was the defining event of the day for major media outlets.
As a journalist based at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s headquarters in Prague, I received daily news and information from my reporter colleagues in Afghanistan and broadcasted it to the Afghan public. That day, no update felt more significant than this one.
But it was more than a headline for millions of Afghans, both in the country and across the world; it was a turning point in Afghanistan’s modern history – one that would shape its fate for years to come. The air was thick with unspoken tension, a quiet, collective unease.
As I reached my desk, Mohammad Illyas Dayee was calling the office phone.
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