Taliban says US lives will be lost because of Trump's decision to cancel meeting

Source: The Hill | September 8, 2019 | Justin Wise

The Taliban on Sunday claimed that the U.S. would suffer more “losses” because of President Trump’s abrupt decision to cancel peace talks at Camp David with the insurgent group.

“Both sides (U.S., Taliban) were busy with preparation for the announcement and signing the peace deal, but now the U.S president called off the peace dialogue… this will lead to more losses to the U.S.,” Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesman, said in a statement, according to Reuters. 

The statement was released just hours after Trump disclosed that he was planning to separately meet with Taliban leadership and the Afghanistan president this weekend amid ongoing peace talks. 

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Mujahid went on to assert that Trump’s decision would impact U.S. “credibility,” adding that its “anti-peace stance will be exposed to the world.”

“Losses to lives and assets will increase,” he said. “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.”

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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, meanwhile, has urged the Taliban to communicate with his regime, saying in a statement that “real peace will come when Taliban agree to a ceasefire,” Reuters noted.

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  • Consistent September 8, 2019 at 1:57 pm #31624

    EVERYDAY September 8, 2019 at 2:18 pm #31625

    Lives were going to be lost regardless of whether there was a meeting or not. Even if there was an agreement, you can be sure it would have been broken before the ink on the signatures were dry.

    When will Trump realize the Talibsn, Putin and North Korea are our enemies and stop his practice of embracing our enemies?

    Consistent September 8, 2019 at 11:05 pm #31631

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