Press Releases: Special Representative Zalmay Khalilzad Travel to Afghanistan, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar

Press Releases: Special Representative Zalmay Khalilzad Travel to Afghanistan, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar
Media Note

Office of the Spokesperson

Washington, DC

November 8, 2018

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Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad will travel to Afghanistan, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar with an interagency delegation from November 8–20. He will meet with Afghan government officials and other interested parties to advance the goal of an intra-Afghan dialogue and negotiations that include the Taliban and lead to a sustainable peace. A sustainable peace requires that all Afghans have a say in their country’s future.

On his last trip to the region in October, Special Representative Khalilzad called on the Afghan Government and the Taliban to organize authoritative negotiating teams, and has been encouraged to see that both parties are taking steps in that direction. The United States remains committed to a political settlement that results in an end to the war and to the terrorist threat posed to the United States and the world. A peaceful Afghanistan can play a catalytic role in regional trade and development.

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Published November 08, 2018 at 06:54PM
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