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Wang and Blinken confer on Afghanistan

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No weekends off in a world crisis.
On Sunday, Foreign Minister Wang Yi had a phone call with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Their conversation centered around – what else – Afghanistan.

Some context: This is Wang and Blinken’s second powwow on Afghanistan in as many weeks.
Wang had a teeny-...