Afghanistan peace envoy says talks far from finished
The Trump administration’s peace envoy for Afghanistan said Friday that although his talks with the Taliban have produced a tentative “framework” agreement, negotiations are far from finished.
The envoy, Zalmay Khalilzad, said he hopes a final deal is clinched before Afghanistan’s presidential election in July. But he also stressed many issues remain to be resolved.
“We are in the early stage of a protracted process,” he said in remarks at the United States Institute of Peace, adding, “We have a long way to go.”