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\nPresident Ashraf Ghani met with US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, the presidential palace said in a statement on Sunday.
\nAccording to the statement, Ghani was briefed on the envoy\u2019s schedule over the next week, which will see him visit a number of countries in the region.
\nGhani thanked Khalilzad for the work he\u2019s doing to bring about peace and discussed issues around his second trip to the region, the statement added.
\nThe statement said it is expected that Khalilzad will return to Kabul to give feedback to Ghani after visiting Pakistan, Qatar and the UAE. Khalilzad was in the region last month \u2013 stopping first in Kabul before visiting four other countries and meeting with the Taliban in Qatar.
\nAfter wrapping up his trip he returned to Kabul and briefed government on his meetings. He also called on the Afghan Government and the Taliban to establish official negotiating teams.
\nOn Saturday, the office of the Chief Executive of the National Unity Government welcomed efforts by Khalilzad to bring about peace.
\nOne of the CEO\u2019s spokesmen, Omid Maisam, said the only way to ensure peace in Afghanistan is to put pressure on the Taliban and on countries which are supporting the group.
\n\u201cI hope that the efforts by Mr. Khalilzad will continue as it is, so that we will witness tangible results,\u201d said Maisam.
\nThe US State Department said last week, Khalilzad, along with a delegation, will visit Afghanistan, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar between November 8 and 20. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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