![(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 8, 2019, US Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad participates in a discussion on "The Prospects for Peace in Afghanistan" at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) in Washington, DC
US and Taliban negotiators wrapped up their latest round of marathon peace talks on March 12, 2019, with "real strides" made but no agreement on a timetable for troop withdrawal, Khalilzad said. / AFP / Jim WATSON](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2XEWWQ56QAKOUOQU3V5EJLWRV4.jpg?smart=true&auth=572b3b94b82a350d967cc4b6b181dc80da3bf50ef24a1c9bd6e95beed3b81a6c&width=400&height=225)
The US special envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, spoke at the Aspen Security Forum on Tuesday. AFP
The US special envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, spoke at the Aspen Security Forum on Tuesday. AFP
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