{"id":30474,"date":"2019-01-20T18:17:26","date_gmt":"2019-01-20T18:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/01\/20\/us-peace-envoy-washington-wants-to-see-peace-in-afghanistan\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:41:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:41:50","slug":"us-peace-envoy-washington-wants-to-see-peace-in-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/flashpoints\/2019\/01\/20\/us-peace-envoy-washington-wants-to-see-peace-in-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"US peace envoy: Washington wants to see peace in Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ISLAMABAD \u2014 U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad said on Saturday that Washington was ready to \u201caddress legitimate concerns\u201d of all Afghan sides in order to restore <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2019\/01\/17\/us-peace-envoy-in-pakistan-seeking-end-to-17-year-afghan-war\/\" target=\"_blank\">peace in Afghanistan<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since being appointed in September, Khalilzad has met with all sides, including the Taliban, Afghan officials and Pakistan&#8217;s political and military leadership in efforts aimed at finding a negotiated end to America&#8217;s longest war in neighboring Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Taliban currently control nearly half of Afghanistan, and are more powerful than at any time since the 2001 U.S.-led invasion.<\/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\/2018\/12\/17\/taliban-say-theyre-meeting-us-officials-in-effort-to-negotiate-end-of-war\/\" 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\/US_Afghanistan_90766-780x520.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\">Taliban say they\u2019re meeting US officials in effort to negotiate end of war<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Saudis and Emiratis, who both have influence over the Taliban, are apparently pushing the insurgents toward concessions.<\/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\">Khalilzad took to Twitter on Saturday saying: &#8220;I see that many are concerned that the United States is willing to both talk and fight. Let me be clear: the US wants #peace.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said it was urgent that fighting ends in Afghanistan but &#8220;pursuing peace still means we fight as needed.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Khalilzad is currently on a visit to Islamabad and has met with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and the country&#8217;s powerful army chief Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa to discuss how to restore peace in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Khalilzad in his latest tweet apparently responded to his critics, as he spent the third day of his visit in Pakistan hoping for a breakthrough in his peace efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/11\/18\/taliban-hold-talks-with-us-envoy-in-qatar\/\" target=_blank>Khalilzad met with the Taliban<\/a> last month in the United Arab Emirates, with Saudi, Pakistani and Emirati officials also participating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kabul sent a delegation to the UAE but it did not take part in the talks at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reports in Pakistani media suggest that efforts are under way by Pakistan to give a boost to the peace process by inviting the Taliban to Pakistan.<\/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\/flashpoints\/2019\/01\/15\/taliban-threaten-to-end-talks-with-us-on-ending-afghan-war\/\" 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=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-976166012.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\">Taliban threaten to end talks with US on ending Afghan war<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Taliban issued a statement Tuesday threatening to end contact with the U.S. even as Washington\u2019s peace envoy makes another round of the region in pursuit of a negotiated end to Afghanistan\u2019s protracted conflict before a frustrated President Donald Trump makes good on his 2016 campaign promise to end America\u2019s involvement.<\/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\">A day before, Khalilzad briefed Pakistani leaders on his recent engagements in the region for an Afghan peace and reconciliation process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pakistani leaders say they support for a peace process, which has suffered a setback because of the Taliban&#8217;s persistent refusal to directly talk to the Afghan government in Kabul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Washington hopes that Pakistan can help end the conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Islamabad says its influence on the Taliban is overstated but it will do whatever is possible for peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link 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