Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on ABC's 'This Week' that without a change in behavior, the U.S. would not continue negotiating with the Taliban, in response to President Donald Trump's canceling a secret meeting with Taliban leaders at Camp David. 'We finally reached a point
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on ABC's"This Week" that without a change in behavior, the U.S. would not continue negotiating with the Taliban, in response to President Donald Trump's canceling a secret meeting with Taliban leaders at Camp David.
— This Week September 8, 2019 Trump tweeted Saturday evening that he had canceled a secret meeting with Taliban leaders at Camp David and called off peace negotiations after the Taliban claimed responsibility for a car bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, that killed a U.S. service member on Thursday. The service member, identified Friday as Sgt. 1st Class Elis Angel Barreto Ortiz of Morovis, Puerto Rico, was the 16th American service member killed in combat in the country this year.
— Donald J. Trump September 7, 2019 ....only made it worse! If they cannot agree to a ceasefire during these very important peace talks, and would even kill 12 innocent people, then they probably don’t have the power to negotiate a meaningful agreement anyway. How many more decades are they willing to fight?Pompeo said that a few hours before his interview on"This Week," he had been at Dover Air Force Base with the family of the service member who was killed on Thursday.
The U.S. had been negotiating with the Taliban and the Afghan government to reach an agreement that could have resulted in U.S. troops leaving the country after almost 18 years of war. — This Week September 8, 2019 During his appearance on"This Week," Pompeo was also asked about Iran’s recent move further away from the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal on Friday.
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