Afghan Government Praises Trump Suspension of U.S.-Taliban Negotiations

The Afghan government praised President Trump ’s decision to cancel a secret meeting with Afghan and Taliban leaders at Camp David and suspend U.S. negotiations with the insurgents

The Afghan government on Sunday praised President Trump’s decision to cancel a secret meeting with Afghan and Taliban leaders at Camp David and suspend U.S. negotiations with the insurgents aimed at ending the nearly 18-year Afghan war.

Mr. Trump’s decision, announced in a series of tweets Saturday evening, allayed, at least for the moment, mounting fears of Afghan officials, politicians and many in the public that an imminent deal between Washington and the Taliban to withdraw U.S. and other foreign forces from Afghanistan...

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