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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits Qatar

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epa08259518 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L) and Qatar's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani (R) attend a signing ceremony of the US-Taliban peace agreement in Doha, Qatar, 29 February 2020. The United States and the Taliban on 29 February penned a historic Agreement to Bringing Peace to Afghanistan which paves the way for the withdrawal of US troops and intra-Afghan negotiations. EPA-EFE/STRINGER

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet negotiators from both the Afghan government and the Taliban during his visit to Qatar’s capital, Doha, on Saturday. 

This comes as President Donald Trump’s administration looks to speed up the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan during the last days of his presidential term, which ends with President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on January 20. 

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