U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, center right, and Abdullah Abdullah the main political rival of President Ashraf Ghani, center left, walk at the Sepidar palace, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, March 23, 2020. Pompeo was in Kabul on an urgent visit Monday to try to move forward a U.S. peace deal signed last month with the Taliban, a trip that comes despite the coronavirus pandemic, at a time when world leaders and statesmen are curtailing official travel. (Sepidar palace …
March 24, 2020
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US shames Afghan leaders' obstinance as pandemic looms
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Washington's unprecedented threat to cut $1 billion in Afghanistan funding — a response to the refusal of rivals in Kabul to work together to advance peace — comes at a time when the impoverished nation risks being overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic.