US President Donald Trump on Monday rejected the idea of talks with the Taliban after a series of deadly attacks in Afghanistan, in an apparent contradiction of his own strategy to end America’s longest foreign war.
Trump condemned the militant group for the carnage in Kabul and pledged to “finish what we have to finish.”
Trump’s comments suggest he sees a military victory over the Taliban, an outcome that military and diplomatic officials say cannot be achieved with the resources and manpower he has authorised.
“I don’t see any talking taking place,” Trump told reporters as he began meeting at the White House with members of the United Nations Security Council.
“I don’t think we’re prepared to talk right now. It’s a whole different fight over there. They’re killing people left and right. Innocent people are being killed left and right.”
His comments followed a deadly suicide bombing in Kabul that killed at least 103 people and wounded over 200. This came days after a 17 hour siege on the Intercontinental Hotel which claimed the lives of an estimated 43 people.
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