Pompeo in Kabul tried to reconcile Gani with Abdullah
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo completed an unexpected one -day visit to Kabul, not making any statements regarding negotiations with both politicians, each of which proclaimed himself the winner of the presidential election in September. Pompeo acted as an intermediary between Ashraf Gani, acting President of Afghanistan, and his main political rival, the former head of government Abdullah Abdullah. The US State Department said that Pompeo went from Kabul to Dokhu, the capital of Qatar.