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Dec 17, 2020 Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, left, talks with Gen. Scott Miller, the commander of U.S. and coalition forces, Wednesday at Miller’s military headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan. The top U.S. military officer has held an unannounced meeting with Taliban peace negotiators to push for a reduction in violence in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Robert Burns) KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The top U.S. general held unannounced talks with Taliban peace negotiators in the Persian Gulf to urge a reduction in violence across Afghanistan, even as senior American offic...

Dec 17, 2020 Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, left, talks with Gen. Scott Miller, the commander of U.S. and coalition forces Wednesday at Miller’s military headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan. The top U.S. military officer has held an unannounced meeting with Taliban peace negotiators to push for a reduction in violence in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Robert Burns) KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The top U.S. general held unannounced talks with Taliban peace negotiators in the Persian Gulf to urge a reduction in violence across Afghanistan, even as senior American offici...

about where we have been with our relationship at my level. we will continue to work that very hard. i think that will make a difference in the long run. >> last question is lily. >> when you talk about the haqqani network specifically, what makes them so resilient? they continue to be a strong factor. are they recruiting? what is it that appeals to people on both sides of the border for the haqqani network to continue? >> i think you asked me that they have taken a great hit but they continue to come back? was that the question? >> yes, and what makes them so resilient? what is the ...

run for congress, and begin to take -- make the changes necessary. >> that was john boehner in 1990. you can learn more about the presumptive speaker of the house for his own words in over 800 appearances on line in the c- span video library. it is washington, your way. >> next, and look at development challenges in iraq. we will hear from the deputy special representative of the u.n. secretary-general as well as the state department's barack affairs director. this is one hour and 40 minutes. -- as the state department's iraq affairs director. this is one hour and 40 minutes. >> we s...

[applause] >> you're watching public affairs programming on c-span 2. >> now a look at development charges in iraq. we'll have from representative of the u.n. secretary-general's office as was the state department's iraq affairs are. posted by the united nations developing program, this is about an hour 40 minutes. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> well, i think we'll get started. can everyone here on right in the back? is the microphone working effectively? great, thank you. we seem to have an unfilled middle, which is somewhat observed as a metaphor for a polit...