Zalmay Khalilzad
		In Kabul, US reports ‘agreements in principle’ with Taliban
		
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	January 29, 2019
In Kabul, US reports ‘agreements in principle’ with Taliban
						KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Negotiators for the United States and the Taliban insurgents have reached “agreements in principle” on key…					
				
			
		US committed to pulling foreign forces out of Afghanistan
		
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	January 28, 2019
US committed to pulling foreign forces out of Afghanistan
						KABUL (Reuters) – A senior US government official, speaking after six days of US peace talks with Afghan Taliban militants,…					
				
			
		Khalilzad briefs Afghan officials on talks with Taliban
		
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	January 28, 2019
Khalilzad briefs Afghan officials on talks with Taliban
						KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The US peace envoy to Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, has shared details of his latest round of…					
				
			
		Afghan women fear turning back clock under Taliban
		
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	January 22, 2019
Afghan women fear turning back clock under Taliban
						KABUL (Reuters) – Eighteen years ago, at the height of the Taliban’s power in Afghanistan, Roshan Mashal secretly taught her…					
				
			
		Afghan Taliban reject talks with US in Pakistan
		
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	January 19, 2019
Afghan Taliban reject talks with US in Pakistan
						    PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – The Afghan Taliban rejected reports in the Pakistani media that they were prepared to…					
				
			
		Taliban kill 32 members of Afghan security forces, militias
		
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	January 10, 2019
Taliban kill 32 members of Afghan security forces, militias
						KABUL (Reuters) – The Taliban launched a series of attacks on security checkpoints in four Afghan provinces early on Thursday,…					
				
			
		Taliban threaten oil fields in northern Afghanistan
		
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	January 4, 2019
Taliban threaten oil fields in northern Afghanistan
						MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Taliban fighters are threatening major oil wells near the northern Afghan city of Sar-e Pul following…					
				
			
		Afghanistan neighbors fear refugee crisis if US pulls out
		
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	January 1, 2019
Afghanistan neighbors fear refugee crisis if US pulls out
						KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s neighbors, caught off-guard by reports of US plans to withdraw thousands of troops, have begun preparing…					
				
			
		Taliban seeks image makeover for Afghan peace talks
		
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	December 28, 2018
Taliban seeks image makeover for Afghan peace talks
						KABUL/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – As moves toward peace pick up in Afghanistan, the Taliban are trying to show they have…					
				
			
		US to withdraw more than 5,000 troops from Afghanistan
		
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	December 21, 2018
US to withdraw more than 5,000 troops from Afghanistan
						WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is planning to withdraw more than 5,000 of the 14,000 US troops in Afghanistan,…					
				
			