Global Pandemic: Afghan Peace Talks Stall Amid Uptick In Fighting

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🗓️ 22 September 2020

⏱️ 16 minutes

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As peace talks continue between the Afghan government and the Taliban in Qatar, violence between the two factions intensifies. Regardless of the increased violence, both sides seem to know a protracted war is not in their best interest. FOX’s Trey Yingst speaks with Johnny Walsh, United States Institute of Peace, about the direction of the peace discussions and the United States role in the historic talks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:13.7	I'm Jason Chaffetz.
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0:16.7	I'm Steve Doosey, and this is the Fox News rundown.
0:20.1	Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020. I'm Trey Yinkst. Peace negotiations with the Taliban are
0:29.3	ongoing as breakthroughs seem within reach.
0:32.0	Whatever one thinks of the politics surrounding it,
0:35.0	there is this chance for the two Afghan sides to talk to each other.
0:38.0	There's no guarantee it'll work out,
0:40.0	but even to start the process process that is truly historic.
0:43.0	This is the Fox News rundown, global pandemic.
0:47.0	Afghanistan has been plagued by war and terror for decades.
0:55.0	Over the next few minutes, you'll get the latest headlines on the global COVID-19 outbreak
0:59.5	and hear from Johnny Walsh, a senior expert on Afghanistan at the U.S. Institute of Peace.
1:04.6	Starting first in the U.S. where a new congressional report details how China could have helped
1:09.3	to prevent the COVID-19 outbreak.
1:11.6	The 96-page document authored by Republicans in the House Foreign Affairs Committee
1:15.8	shows that China covered up early coronavirus data. The report goes on to say, quote,
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