The Taliban on Sunday said U.S. President Donald Trump's abrupt decision to...
KABUL - The Taliban on Sunday said U.S. President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to cancel peace talks would lead to fresh losses to American lives in Afghanistan at a time when the insurgent group was ready to finalize a deal to end the war.
“We will stay committed if the path of negotiation is chosen instead of fighting...we won’t be satisfied until there is an end to the foreign occupation of our country,” he said. However the Taliban have so far refused to talk to the Afghan government, which they consider an illegitimate “puppet” regime.
Under the draft some 5,000 U.S. troops would be withdrawn over the coming months in exchange for guarantees Afghanistan would not be used as a base for militant attacks on the United States and its allies. Nine former U.S. ambassadors last week had warned that Afghanistan could collapse in a “total civil war” if Trump withdraws all U.S. forces before the Kabul government and the Taliban conclude a peace settlement.
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