<p>US President Donald Trump made a surprise stopover to Bagram airfield&nbsp;in <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/united-states-welcomes-indias-substantial-assistance-to-afghanistan-state-department-official-263766">Afghanistan </a>to celebrate Thanksgiving holiday with troops and asserted that he was still interested in a "deal" with the Taliban.</p>

<p>"The Taliban wants to make a deal and we're meeting with them and we're saying it has to be a ceasefire," Trump said during his visit.</p>

<p>The US president mingled with soldiers and served turkey saying that "there's nowhere I'd rather celebrate this Thanksgiving than right here with the toughest, strongest, best and bravest warriors on the face of the Earth."</p>

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<p>"I've just come from serving Thanksgiving dinner to some of you... and we had a good time," he told US troops. "But I hope everyone enjoyed the fantastic meal, it certainly did look good and hopefully everyone can get some well-deserved rest this holiday," the president added.</p>

<p>The US-Taliban talks collapsed in September after Trump said the talks were "dead" even as the Taliban delegation met Chinese and Pakistani officials in the past few months since then.</p>

<p>In Afghanistan on Thursday, Trump said that Afghanistan "will not be decided on the battlefield" and "ultimately there will need to be a political solution" decided by people in the region.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani who was present at the gettogether thanked Trump and said the "type of peace that will ensure the gains of the past year and ensure your security and our security."</p>

<p>US troops had entered Afghanistan after the 2001 September attack in New York and Washington to destroy the al-Qaida about 13,000 troops still remain in Afghanistan even as the US president said he will cut down the number of troops in the region.</p>


US President Donald Trump made a surprise stopover to Bagram airfield in Afghanistan to celebrate Thanksgiving holiday with troops and asserted that he was still interested in a "deal" with the Taliban.

US President Donald Trump made a surprise stopover to Bagram airfield in Afghanistan to celebrate Thanksgiving holiday with troops and asserted that he was still interested in a "deal" with the Taliban. "The Taliban wants to make a deal and we're meeting with them and we're saying it has to be a ceasefire," Trump said during his visit. The US president mingled with soldiers and served turkey saying that "there's nowhere I'd rather celebrate this Thanksgiving than right here with the toughest, strongest, best and bravest warriors on the face of the Earth." HAPPY THANKSGIVING! pic.twitter.com/7SGZnHindW — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 28, 2019 × "I've just come from serving Thanksgiving dinner to some of you... and we had a good time," he told US troops. "But I hope everyone enjoyed the fantastic meal, it certainly did look good and hopefully everyone can get some well-deserved rest this holiday," the president added. The US-Taliban talks collapsed in September after Trump said the talks were "dead" even as the Taliban delegation met Chinese and Pakistani officials in the past few months since then. In Afghanistan on Thursday, Trump said that Afghanistan "will not be decided on the battlefield" and "ultimately there will need to be a political solution" decided by people in the region. Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani who was present at the gettogether thanked Trump and said the "type of peace that will ensure the gains of the past year and ensure your security and our security." US troops had entered Afghanistan after the 2001 September attack in New York and Washington to destroy the al-Qaida about 13,000 troops still remain in Afghanistan even as the US president said he will cut down the number of troops in the region.

Taliban wants to make a deal, says Trump in Afghanistan

<p>The Taliban said Friday it was "way too early" to speak of resuming direct talks with Washington, a day after <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/taliban-wants-to-make-a-deal-trump-in-afghanistan-265151">President Donald Trump </a>suggested negotiations to end America's longest war were back on track during a surprise visit to Afghanistan.</p>

<p>"It is way too early to talk about the resumption of talks for now. We will give our official reaction later," the Islamist group's official spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, told AFP in a WhatsApp message.</p>

<p>Trump on Thursday had said the Taliban "wants to make a deal".</p>

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<p>"We're meeting with them and we're saying it has to be a ceasefire," he told reporters during his unannounced trip to Bagram Airfield, outside the capital Kabul, to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday with the troops.</p>

<p>His statement suggested progress after his shock decision in September to end negotiations with the insurgents just as Washington appeared on the verge of signing a deal with the Taliban that would have seen the US begin pulling troops out of Afghanistan in return for security guarantees.</p>

<p>The deal was expected to pave a way towards direct talks between the Taliban and the government in Kabul.</p>

<p>But Trump described the year-long effort as "dead" and withdrew an invitation to the insurgents to meet in the United States due to the killing of an American soldier.</p>

<p>Both Washington and the Taliban had left the door open for talks to resume, however, with most observers agreeing that a political settlement is the only way to reach a lasting peace in Afghanistan after 18 years of war.</p>


The Taliban said Friday it was "way too early" to speak of resuming direct talks with Washington, a day after President Donald Trump suggested negotiations to end America's longest war were back on track during a surprise visit to Afghanistan.

The Taliban said Friday it was "way too early" to speak of resuming direct talks with Washington, a day after President Donald Trump suggested negotiations to end America's longest war were back on track during a surprise visit to Afghanistan. "It is way too early to talk about the resumption of talks for now. We will give our official reaction later," the Islamist group's official spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, told AFP in a WhatsApp message. Trump on Thursday had said the Taliban "wants to make a deal". HAPPY THANKSGIVING! pic.twitter.com/7SGZnHindW — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 28, 2019 × "We're meeting with them and we're saying it has to be a ceasefire," he told reporters during his unannounced trip to Bagram Airfield, outside the capital Kabul, to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday with the troops. His statement suggested progress after his shock decision in September to end negotiations with the insurgents just as Washington appeared on the verge of signing a deal with the Taliban that would have seen the US begin pulling troops out of Afghanistan in return for security guarantees. The deal was expected to pave a way towards direct talks between the Taliban and the government in Kabul. But Trump described the year-long effort as "dead" and withdrew an invitation to the insurgents to meet in the United States due to the killing of an American soldier. Both Washington and the Taliban had left the door open for talks to resume, however, with most observers agreeing that a political settlement is the only way to reach a lasting peace in Afghanistan after 18 years of war.

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