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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley, seen during an attack anniversary ceremony on September 11, 2020, has met separately with the Taliban and Afghan s president ahead of a troop pullout ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS Text size
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The top US military officer has pressed Afghanistan s Taliban to reduce violence in a rare meeting as outgoing President Donald Trump seeks to hasten the end of the nearly 20-year war.
General Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met separately with Taliban representatives in Qatar and with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul.
It was only the second time the top US general met with the Taliban, whom the US military had tried unsuccessfully to destroy in battle, although Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has also met the Islamist militants in Qatar.
By LUIS MARTINEZ, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Gen. Mark Milley, the top U.S. military officer, met with Taliban negotiators in Qatar earlier this week to push for an end to increased violence in Afghanistan, his office confirmed on Thursday. Milley also traveled to Kabul to meet with Afghanistan’s president to discuss the security situation that [.]
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Top US General Meets Taliban, Afghan Leader Ahead of Pullout, Calls for Reduction of Violence
US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley gives remarks during the 19th annual September 11 observance ceremony at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia on September 11, 2020. (REUTERS/Erin Scott/File Photo)
Meeting the Taliban in Qatar, General Mark Milley discussed the need for an immediate reduction of violence and (to) accelerate progress towards a negotiated political solution which contributes to regional stability and safeguards US national interests, spokeswoman Commander Sarah Flaherty said.
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The top US military officer met separately this week with the Taliban and Afghanistan s president to push for a negotiated solution as the United States pulls out, the Pentagon said Thursday.
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General Mark Milley discussed the need (to) accelerate progress towards a negotiated political solution
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The top US military officer met separately this week with the Taliban and Afghanistan s president to push for a negotiated solution as the United States pulls out, the Pentagon said Thursday.
Meeting the Taliban in Qatar, General Mark Milley, discussed the need for an immediate reduction of violence and (to) accelerate progress towards a negotiated political solution which contributes to regional stability and safeguards US national interests, spokeswoman Commander Sarah Flaherty said.
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who was meeting for the second time with Taliban representatives, also held talks in Kabul with President Ashraf Ghani, she said.