DONALD TRUMP. In this file photo taken on September 4, 2019 US President Donald Trump updates the media on Hurricane Dorian preparedness from the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC. Photo by Jim Watson/AFP
"We had two ways to end occupation in Afghanistan, one was jihad and fighting, the other was talks and negotiations," Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told AFP.The Taliban's statement came hours after Trump told reporters that the US wasafter nearly a year of talks that aimed to pave the way for an American withdrawal from Afghanistan following 18 years of war.
On Sunday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that"we've killed over a thousand Taliban in just the last 10 days." The cancellation – announced on Twitter – was the first time most Americans learned that such a dramatic meetingMany in Washington were shocked and some were angry that the Taliban had been about to visit the presidential retreat on the eve of the anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Getting out of Afghanistan, where US troops have fought a largely fruitless battle against the Taliban over nearly two decades, was a top priority.
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