President Trump made a surprise visit to Afghanistan to visit U.S. troops on Thanksgiving.
President Trump paid a surprise Thanksgiving visit to Afghanistan, where he announced the U.S. and Taliban have been engaged in ongoing peace talks and said he believes the Taliban wants a ceasefire.
President Trump meets with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019, at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan.Traveling with a small clutch of aides, including his acting chief of staff, press secretary and national security adviser, but not the first lady, Trump appeared in good spirits as he was escorted around the base by heavily armed soldiers, as the smell of burning fuel and garbage wafted through the chilly air.During his visit, Trump said the U.S.
Tens of thousands of Afghan civilians and more than 2,400 American service members have been killed since the war began 18 years ago. Trump said he was proceeding with a plan to reduce U.S. troop levels to about 8,600, telling reporters we’re “bringing down the number of troops substantially.”Still, he said, the U.S. will stay in the country “until we have a deal or we have total victory.”
Cell phones and other transmitting devices were confiscated for the duration of the trip from everyone traveling aboard Air Force One. And Thanksgiving-themed tweets were teed up to publish ahead of time from Trump’s account to prevent suspicions arising about the president’s silence.
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