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WASHINGTON: US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad warned on Monday that “distressingly high” levels of violence in Afghanistan could derail ongoing peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban. “Unfounded charges of violations and inflammatory rhetoric do not advance peace,” he said in a statement issued in Washington. “Instead, we should pursue strict adherence to all articles of the US-Taliban …

There was still some hard work to be done ahead of the upcoming summit between United States President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, a Washington envoy said on Saturday after three days of talks in Pyongyang. Stephen Biegun, the US Special Representative for North Korea, said preparatory talks had been productive, but more dialogue was needed …