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1. Outgoing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with the Taliban and the Afghanistan government to negotiate a peace deal.
   2020-11-22 03:04:18 (First version)
2. Outgoing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with the Taliban and the Afghanistan government in Doha, Qatar to negotiate a peace deal.
   2020-11-22 15:04:24 (Update)
3. Outgoing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with the Taliban and the Afghanistan government in Doha, Qatar, to negotiate a peace deal.
   2020-11-22 17:04:22 (Update)
4. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with the Taliban and the Afghanistan government in Doha, Qatar, to negotiate a peace deal in what would likely be his last meeting with the Taliban and Afghanistan government.
   2020-11-23 15:04:28 (Update)
5. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with the Taliban and the Afghanistan government in Doha, Qatar to negotiate a peace deal.
   (Current version)

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