US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin seeks international support to resolve Afghan conflict
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Saturday Jul 10, 2021
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testifies on the defense department?s budget request during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 17, 2021. -REUTERS
US defence chief urges international pressure amid rising violence in Afghanistan.
Says the people of Afghanistan deserve peace.
The statement from Lloyd Austin comes as Taliban claim control over 85% of Afghan territory.
WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin called Friday for international pressure to force a deal between the Kabul government and the Taliban to end the conflict in Afghanistan.
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