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U.S. slashes aid to Afghanistan after Pompeo trip to Kabul

By Kathy Gannon, Rahim Faiez, Associated Press

The announcement came from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday after he made an unannounced visit to Kabul to meet with Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah.

News Wrap: IOC member says Tokyo Olympics will be postponed

In our news wrap Monday, there is word that this summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo will be postponed due to the global coronavirus pandemic. Dick Pound, an American member of the International Olympic Committee, said they will likely take place…

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Pompeo leaves Kabul with no word on political power-sharing deal

By Rahim Faiez, Kathy Gannon, Associated Press

Since the signing of the deal, the peace process has stalled amid political turmoil in Afghanistan, with the country's leaders squabbling over who was elected president.

WATCH: Pompeo to deliver remarks amid continued spread of novel coronavirus

By Joshua Barajas

Pompeo is expected to speak at 1 p.m. ET. Watch his remarks here.

WATCH: Pompeo defends Trump’s airstrike against Iran and virus response

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended the Trump administration's response to the spreading coronavirus and faced contentious questions from Democrats about an airstrike that killed Iran's most powerful general.

WATCH: Pompeo blasts China and Iran for virus response

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused the two governments of censorship and of trying to cover up the severity of the spread of the deadly illness.

U.S.-Taliban ‘reduction in violence’ takes effect, setting stage for peace deal

By Kathy Gannon, Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The seven-day reduction in violence will start the countdown to the signing of a peace agreement between the Taliban and the United States at the end of the month.

Top U.S. officials head to Munich at tense moment for trans-Atlantic relationship

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

Strains in the trans-Atlantic relationship have cast doubt on whether they can count on much help from European leaders in advancing Trump's agenda.

U.S. and Taliban close to a ‘reduction in violence’ deal

By Kathy Gannon, Deb Reichmann, Associated Press

But the Taliban have also issued an ultimatum to Washington, demanding a reply on their offer of a seven-day reduction of violence in Afghanistan or they would walk away from the negotiating table.

After NPR dust-up, Pompeo defends press freedom abroad

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

In Belarus, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan over the weekend and again on Monday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo raised human rights issues, including freedom of the press, with his interlocutors and denied any double-standard was at play.