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Special US envoy: ‘Significant progress on vital issues’ made in talks with Taliban

By Diana Stancy Correll
Published January 27, 2019 11:08pm ET
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Special US envoy: ‘Significant progress on vital issues’ made in talks with Taliban
In this March 13, 2009, file photo, Zalmay Khalilzad, special adviser on reconciliation speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan. | (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

U.S. special representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad said Saturday that “significant progress on vital issues” had been made in talks with the Taliban in Qatar.

The boast came after six days of negotiations on how to resolve the conflict in Afghanistan and could mark a significant milestone in ending the 17-year war in the region.

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