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Khalilzad in Kabul to brief Afghan government on peace process
[DAWN] United States President Donald Trump...the Nailer of NAFTA... 's top negotiator for Afghanistan was in Kabul on Sunday to brief the Afghan president on peace efforts on his first trip back since Trump ended talks with the Taliban  ...Arabic for students... aimed at ending America's longest war. The visit by Zalmay Khalilzad comes after a flurry of low-key meetings that he has held, including with the Taliban this month in Pakistain. "The aim of his visit is clear, to report to President Ghani on his recent visits and meetings in some countries regarding the Afghan grinding of the peace processor," an official in Afghanistan's Caped President Ashraf Ghani ...former chancellor of Kabul University, now president of Afghanistan. Before returning to Afghanistan in 2002 he was a scholar of political science and anthropology. He worked at the World Bank working on international development assistance. As Finance Minister of Afghanistan between July 2002 and December 2004, he led Afghanistan's attempted economic recovery until the Karzais stole all the money... 's office said. Talks with the Taliban on a plan to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan in exchange for Taliban security guarantees were halted by Trump last month following the death of a US soldier and 11 other people in a Taliban kaboom in Kabul. Related: Zalmay Khalilzad: 2019-10-21 US Defense Secretary Arrives In Kabul Zalmay Khalilzad: 2019-10-06 Taliban meet US peace envoy for first time since ‘dead' deal Zalmay Khalilzad: 2019-10-04 A U.S.-Taliban Deal Is Likely. Peace in Afghanistan Is Not. Related: Ashraf Ghani: 2019-10-22 Speaker Pelosi, US Congress Delegation, Visits Kabul Ashraf Ghani: 2019-10-21 Afghanistan election results ‘delayed’ Ashraf Ghani: 2019-10-13 Abdullah’s running mate describes Afghan presidential poll as fraudulent Related: Taliban: 2019-10-26 19 Recent Cases of Polio in Afghanistan: Health Officials Taliban: 2019-10-26 Car bomb destroyed, 2 suicide bombers killed in Balkh airstrike Taliban: 2019-10-26 Terrorist shot dead after opening fire on police officer in Kabul city, parties unknown assassinate Badghis police chief Posted by: Fred 2019-10-28 |
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