US envoy launches new push on Afghan talks with Taliban

Renewed efforts are underway to jumpstart stalled peace talks with the Taliban as a US envoy is in Kabul and Pakistani and Afghan officials are meeting in Islamabad.

US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad says he’s holding meetings withKabul officials on Monday, seeking to bring about a new round ofAfghan-to-Afghan talks, which he describes as essential to resolving thecountry’s nearly 18-year war.

   

The Taliban carry out near-daily attack, inflictingstaggering casualties on Afghan forces, and now control about half of Afghanistan.Washington, meanwhile, has accelerated efforts to find a peaceful resolution tothe conflict and has been pressing for direct talks between the Taliban andKabul.Meanwhile, Afghan and Pakistani officials from agroup tasked with finding ways to cooperate on diplomatic, military andintelligence-sharing are meeting in Islamabad.

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