US encouraging Israel to wind down Gaza offensive, AP source says
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, AAMER MADHANI and LISA MASCARO The Associated Press,Updated May 18, 2021, 9:00 p.m.
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President Biden removed his mask as he made his way to Marine One at the White House on Tuesday.Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post
WASHINGTON (AP) â President Joe Biden and administration officials have encouraged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other top Israeli officials to wind down the bombardment of Gaza, a person with knowledge of the discussions said Tuesday, as the Israeli and Palestinian death tolls mounted and pressure grew on Biden to move more forcefully to stop the fighting.
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U.S. envoy: Fear of Taliban conquering Kabul are overblown By ROBERT BURNS, , AP National Security Writer,
Published: May 18, 2021, 6:00pm
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2 Photos FILE - In this May 5, 2020 file photo, graffiti depicts Washington s peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, left, and Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the leader of the Taliban delegation, in Kabul, Afghanistan. After 20 years America is ending its forever war in Afghanistan. The U.S. and NATO leave behind an Afghanistan that is at least half run directly or indirectly by the Taliban. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File) Photo Gallery
WASHINGTON Predictions that the Taliban will quickly overrun Afghan government forces and conquer Kabul once U.S. and coalition forces have fully withdrawn are unduly pessimistic, Washington’s special envoy to Afghanistan said Tuesday.