US President Donald Trump said, he has cancelled a peace deal with the Taliban. In a series of tweets, Trump said, he had been set to meet senior Taliban leaders at Camp David, however, he cancelled the meeting and called off negotiations after the group admitted to an attack in Kabul that killed a US soldier.
US negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad had announced a peace deal “in principle” with the Taliban.
As part of the proposed deal, the US would withdraw 5,400 troops from Afghanistan within 20 weeks. The US currently has about 14,000 troops in the country. On Thursday, a Kabul car bomb, claimed by the Taliban killed 12 people, including a US soldier.
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