Washington has dispatched a special envoy for Afghanistan to press for peace talks between the government and Taliban fighters, with the diplomat expected to visit Kabul on a trip with stops in five nations, the US State Department said on Saturday.US Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad departed on Friday to travel to Kabul, Islamabad, Oslo and Sofia, the department said in a statement.The United States is drawing down its troops in Afghanistan under an agreement struck in…
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