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The Taliban met with US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in Pakistan, for the first time since US President Donald Trump ended negotiations for an Afghan peace deal, the Associated Press (AP) reported.
Khalilzad met with the Taliban delegation led by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in Islamabad, the AP said, citing an unidentified Taliban official. The US has said peace talks have not resumed, according to the report. Pakistan earlier announced it would assist the Taliban and the US in reviving the stalled talks. Khalilzad had also planned to meet with Pakistani counterparts in Islamabad while the Taliban delegation was visiting.
Talks between the US and the Taliban broke down last month after Trump tweeted he had canceled secret meetings at Camp David intended to allow a drawdown of American forces after 18 years in Afghanistan.