Head Of Afghan High Peace Council Dies In Kabul From Illness At Age 84
RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan January 21, 2017 The head of Afghanistan’s High Peace Council — a government panel tasked with negotiating an end to the country’s conflict with the Taliban – has died at the age of 84. Abdul Khabir Ochqun, the deputy head of the council, told RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan that Council Chief