US envoy claims ‘significant progress’ in talks with Taliban
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad said Saturday that “significant progress” was made during lengthy talks with the Taliban in Qatar and that he was traveling to Afghanistan for more discussions aimed at ending the country’s destructive 17-year war. Khalilzad said on his official Twitter account that he wants to build on […]