Zalmay Khalilzad
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Oct- 2020 -22 October
Children Killed in Afghan Air Strike That Hit Mosque: Officials
An air strike by the Afghan military that hit a mosque killed 11 children and a prayer leader, local authorities said Thursday, in an account disputed by the national government.
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15 October
US Envoy Khalilzad Says Taliban Agree to Reduce Afghan Casualties
The Taliban have promised US forces to reduce casualties in Afghanistan after a wave of violence raised questions about peace talks, Zalmay Khalilzad said Thursday.
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8 October
Trump Wants US Troops Out of Afghanistan by Christmas
President Donald Trump said he wants all US troops to leave Afghanistan by Christmas, speeding up the timeline for ending America's longest war.
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Jun- 2020 -23 June
Taliban Killed 291 Afghan Security Personnel in Past Week: Govt
The Taliban killed at least 291 Afghan security personnel over the past week, a top government official said Monday, accusing the insurgents of unleashing a wave of violence ahead of potential talks.
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Apr- 2020 -13 April
US envoy Khalilzad lauds Afghanistan-Taliban prisoner releases
The US special envoy who negotiated a deal with the Taliban said that an initial prisoner exchange between the insurgents and the Afghan government was an "important step" toward peace
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Dec- 2019 -4 December
US Afghanistan envoy Khalilzad to restart talks with the Taliban in Doha
The US negotiator on Afghanistan will resume talks with the Taliban, the State Department said three months after President Donald Trump halted negotiations
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Sep- 2019 -3 September
Afghanistan: Death toll rises after Taliban attack on Kabul’s Green Village
A massive blast in a residential area of Afghanistan's capital Kabul killed at least 16 people following yet another Taliban attack
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Jul- 2019 -9 July
Afghanistan peace talks end without Taliban ceasefire agreement
Talks between Afghan government representatives and Taliban insurgents – concluded with a "roadmap" for a peace deal but no ceasefire
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8 July
Intra-Afghan peace talks resume in Qatar
DOHA, Qatar (AFP) – Dozens of powerful Afghans resumed talks with the Taliban on Monday, July 8 in Doha, where a possible ceasefire is on the table along with key issues such as women’s rights. Stakes are high for the talks which follow a week of U.S.-Taliban negotiations with both sides eyeing a resolution to the bloody 18-year conflict. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted that the Afghan gathering “has been a long time coming” and praised the country’s “government, civil society, women, and Taliban” for coming together. Washington has said it wants to seal a political deal with the Taliban ahead of Afghan presidential polls due in September to allow foreign forces to begin to withdraw. Around 70 delegates are attending the two-day gathering which has been organized by Germany and Qatar. “History will remember those who were able to set their differences aside for the sake of the country” said Germany envoy Markus Potzel as he opened the gathering Sunday. A German source confirmed the second day of talks got underway just before 0600 GMT. Delegate Asila Wardak, a member of the High Peace Council established by former president Hamid Karzai to engage with Taliban elements, said …
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2 July
Khalilzad should persist with Taliban talks to end the endless Afghanistan war
Despite the second-guessing, nobody has come up with a better solution for Afghanistan than negotiations with the Taliban, retired US Ambassador Herman J. Cohen argues
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