trump cancels taliban peace talks due to Kabul attack
Trump cancels Peace Talks with Afghan Taliban blaming the Taliban for Kabul attack. Moreover, he postponed the meeting with the Afghan president and Taliban negotiators. The secret meeting scheduled in Camp David with President Trump.
The Twitterati Trump announced the cancellation of peace talks with the Afghan Taliban from his Twitter handle. Addressing to Taliban leadership he wrote, ” I immediately canceled the meeting and called off peace negotiations.”
Why Trump Cancel Peace Talks with Taliban?
Trump blames the Afghan Taliban for consecutive attacks on U.S forces in Afghanistan. He said Taliban are using terrorist attacks as a bargaining tool. “What kind of people would kill so many in order to seemingly strengthen their bargaining position?” Trump wrote on Twitter.
Furthermore, he revealed a secret meeting with Afghan Taliban in Camp David on Sunday. “Unbeknownst to almost everyone, the major Taliban leaders and, separately, the President of Afghanistan, were going to secretly meet with me at Camp David on Sunday.” U.S President said.
Meanwhile, he pointed out a U.S soldier killed in Kabul attack last week. He said, “Unfortunately, in order to build false leverage, they (Taliban) admitted to an attack in Kabul that killed one of our great-great soldiers.” He was actually indicating to U.S Army Sergeant Elis A. Barreto Ortiz.
Who was Elis A. Barreto Ortiz
Elis A. Barreto Ortiz was 34 years old U.S Army Sergeant who killed in a blast in Kabul last week. Whilst his death increased the number of total U.S soldier killed in Afghanistan to 16. Elis A. Barreto Ortiz belonged to Puerto Rico, the Caribbean island under U.S control.
Afghan Peace Deal
in recent weeks, new wires broke an ultimate “Afghan Peace Deal” between U.S and Afghan Taliban. Among the key conditions, Taliban were bound not attack U.S forces in Afghanistan. In return, the United States agreed to evacuate for land forces from Afghanistan.
Multiple rounds of negotiations held between the United States and the Afghan Taliban. Meanwhile, the possible “Afghanistan Peace Deal” kept grabbing news headlines since last month.
U.S Afghan peace talks actually aimed to reach a consensus point for a political settlement in Afghanistan. However, the entire process of several meeting ended up Trump’s announcement to cancel peace talks with the Afghan Taliban.
While the eighteen years of war did never meet a common angle. Both sides of the delegation met in Qatar, Russia, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Earlier, Trump once threatened to wipe off Afghanistan during a meeting with Pakistan Premier.
