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US diplomat heading to Afghanistan after peace talks controversy

By Joel Gehrke
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US diplomat heading to Afghanistan after peace talks controversy

A top U.S. diplomat is heading to Kabul just days after a senior official in the government of Afghanistan accused him of trying to negotiate with the Taliban to advance his own political career in the country.

Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad will travel to Afghanistan as part of a seven-country swing through Europe and the Middle East between March 25 and April 10, the State Department announced Tuesday.

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