{"id":65053,"date":"2020-07-14T23:04:40","date_gmt":"2020-07-14T23:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/07\/14\/top-us-general-in-mideast-in-kabul-to-discuss-peace-process-with-afghan-president\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T14:02:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:02:40","slug":"top-us-general-in-mideast-in-kabul-to-discuss-peace-process-with-afghan-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/flashpoints\/2020\/07\/14\/top-us-general-in-mideast-in-kabul-to-discuss-peace-process-with-afghan-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Top US general in Mideast in Kabul to discuss peace process with Afghan president"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KABUL, Afghanistan \u2014 A statement from the Afghan president\u2019s office said commander of the U.S. Central Command, Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie, was in Kabul on Tuesday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McKenzie met with President Ashraf Ghani to discuss <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/07\/02\/us-peace-envoy-looks-to-start-of-talks-to-end-afghanistan-war\/\" target=_blank>the Afghan peace process<\/a> and he reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to peace and stability in the country, the statement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McKenzie also said the U.S. will not let the country become a save haven for insurgent groups again, the statement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/06\/10\/heres-what-the-centcom-commander-says-about-the-possibility-of-syria-afghanistan-withdrawals\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1195703457.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Here\u2019s what the CENTCOM commander says about the possibility of Syria, Afghanistan withdrawals<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Withdrawing from Syria will \u201cultimately be a political decision,\u201d while Afghanistan drawdown timeline depends on how Taliban act in coming months.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, a roadside bombing killed four civilians and wounded four others on Tuesday in eastern Kabul, Afghan officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The eight were riding in a packed car in the district of Surobi when the vehicle hit the roadside bomb, setting it off, said Kabul police spokesman Ferdaws Faramarz. He added that the incident is under investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The local governor, Gohar Khan Baburi, gave a slightly higher death toll, saying the bomb killed five people, including a 13-year-old boy, and wounded 11. The different casualty tolls could not immediately be reconciled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No group has so far claimed responsibility for the bombing but the district official blamed the Taliban, claiming they had placed the bomb to target a military convoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/07\/01\/pentagon-report-less-violence-but-lagging-afghan-progress\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ANA-huddle.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Pentagon report: less violence but lagging Afghan progress<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The DoD&#039;s semiannual report shows the Afghan forces still have retention problems and are not meeting goals but violence did drop overall.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also on Tuesday, three civilians and an intelligence officer traveling in a car were wounded in southern Kandahar province when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2020\/06\/30\/pompeo-calls-taliban-leader-amid-scandal-regarding-russian-bounty-on-coalition-troops-in-afghanistan\/\" target=_blank>The Taliban<\/a> have stepped up attacks across Afghanistan, including in Kabul, targeting Afghan forces. The surge comes despite the insurgents\u2019 signing of a peace deal with the U.S. in February in Qatar. That deal was intended to pave the way for an end to decades of war in the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Monday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/07\/05\/critics-of-us-taliban-deal-say-militants-cant-be-trusted\/\" target=_blank>the Taliban<\/a> launched a complex attack on an intelligence compound in northern Afghanistan that began with a suicide bombing and was followed by hourslong clashes. 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