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October 31, 2019
Sources: US envoy in Kabul negotiating hostage release
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Washington’s peace envoy was in the Afghan capital Kabul on Thursday trying to negotiate a prisoner exchange that would free two Western professors employed by the American University of Afghanistan held by the Taliban since 2016, officials said.…READ MORE
October 30, 2019
AP FACT CHECK: Afghanistan isn’t safer than Chicago
ISLAMABAD (AP) — President Donald Trump ripped Chicago as a hellscape of violence that makes Afghanistan, one of the world’s deadliest countries for terrorism, seem like a tranquil and secure place.…READ MORE
October 29, 2019
US Afghan peace envoy takes push for peace to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A U.S. peace envoy remained in Pakistan on Tuesday as part of efforts to find a negotiated end to Afghanistan’s 18 -year war, even though President Donald Trump has not expressed any interest in resuming talks with the Taliban.…READ MORE