US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad makes surprise stop in Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s former deputy foreign minister says Washington’s special peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad is in the Afghan capital “to discuss the latest in peace efforts.”Hekmat Karzai tweeted photographs of his meeting Wednesday with Khalilzad in Kabul, saying they “spoke about the way forward.”A Taliban official said they have held informal talks with the Americans, without specifying where or who participated. He spoke on conditio