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IS attack hits Afghan capital; Pompeo joins peace talks

by Tameem AkhgarKathy Gannon
| November 21, 2020 11:06 AM

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Mortars slammed into a residential area of the Afghan capital, killing eight people Saturday, hours before outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held what are likely his last meetings with the Taliban and Afghan government negotiators trying to hammer out a peace deal.

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