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Stars and Stripes | Pompeo makes surprise visit to Afghanistan as peace process slumps
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a surprise visit to Kabul on Monday to try to salvage the three-week-old deal between the U.S. and the Taliban, which has faltered amid disagreements over presidential election results and a prisoner release, and could be further delayed by the coronavirus.
Pompeo’s visit, which came despite a State Department warning against all international travel because of the coronavirus, underscored the urgency the U.S. places on advancing the peace process, which could see all American troops withdraw from Afghanistan by next spring. |
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