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"The upsurge in violence in parts of Afghanistan over the last couple days is unacceptable," US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says during a news briefing at the State Department in Washington. "In no uncertain terms, violence must be reduced immediately for the peace process to move forward." SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo calls for an end to fighting in the region of Nagorny Karabakh and a return to negotiations "as quickly as possible." SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with a Taliban delegation on the first day of peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government in Qatar. The talks will be arduous and complex, delegates acknowledged at an opening ceremony in Doha, and are starting even as deadly violence continues to grip Afghanistan. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Doha for the start of long-delayed peace talks between the Taliban and Afghan government negotiators, President Donald Trump announces during a press conference at the White House. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Russia have been "putting Americans at risk for ten years" in Afghanistan and they "took seriously and handled appropriately" the intelligence over alleged Russian bounties to target US troops in Afghanistan. SOUNDBITE