U.S. Says It’s at ‘Threshold’ of Taliban Deal Amid New Attack
By Shoko Oda
and Eltaf Najafizada
September 1, 2019, 2:57 AM EDT
The U.S. said it’s at the “threshold†of a deal with the Taliban after the latest round of talks ended, even amid reports that the group attacked another Afghan city on Sunday.
U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad said he’ll be traveling to Kabul for consultations after discussions with the Taliban concluded in Qatar. The withdrawal of American and NATO forces was the most contentious point in the negotiations in the ninth round of talks.
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