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News Wrap: Pompeo threatens $1 billion cut to Afghan aid

In our news wrap Tuesday, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and rival Abdullah Abdullah traded blame for a possible $1 billion reduction of U.S. aid. Sec. of State Mike Pompeo made the threat after meeting with them in Kabul. Also, The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal urged China not to expel journalists, saying the move would “deprive the world of critical information.”