Afghanistan: Pompeo meets Ghani to push forward peace talks
The US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo arrived in Kabul this Monday to meet with President Ashraf Ghani to help quell the political instability stemming from last year's elections which have held back peace negotiations with the Taliban.
Pompeo said Monday the United States was cutting $1 billion in aid to Afghanistan, voicing disappointment that rival leaders pressed by him on a visit failed to form an inclusive government.
"The United States is disappointed in them and what their conduct means for Afghanistan and our shared interests," Pompeo said in a statement after his talks in Kabul with President Ashraf Ghani and Ghani's rival Abdullah Abdullah.
Since the elections held in September, Abdullah Abdullah, has contested the results in spite of the country's elections commission declaring Ghani the winner last month.
The political in-fighting has endangered peace negotiations with the Taliban whom the US and NATO came to an agreement with in February to begin withdrawing troops in exchange for the group continuing to ward off terrorist factions in the region.
The surprise visit by Pompeo was made during a time of severely reduced travel as the world copes with the ever-worsening coronavirus pandemic.
(Source: Agencies)
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