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US envoy for peace in Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad said levels of violence in the country are too high. Reuters, File
US envoy for peace in Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad said levels of violence in the country are too high. Reuters, File
Afghan violence 'too high' says US as Kabul-Taliban talks falter
In 10 days of talks, the government and the insurgents appear only to have agreed that they are diametrically opposed on almost all major issues
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22 September, 2020