WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump breaks silence over the peace dealwith the Afghan Taliban.
US President Donald Trump has told reporters on Tuesday that there is achance of making a deal with the Taliban, AP reported.
“So, we are negotiating with the Taliban. We’ve been negotiating with themfor a while. We will see what happens. It’s a chance of making a deal. Itis a chance,” Trump said.
This follows a public announcement by US Defense Secretary Esper last weekthat an agreement for a seven-day reduction in violence was on the table atthe US-Taliban talks, and also an AP report citing high-level officialssaying that President Trump had “conditionally” approved a peace agreementbeing discussed in Doha, Qatar.
The expectation is that a signed peace deal between the US and the Talibanwill lead to intra-Afghan talks.
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The Afghan government has begun work on forming a peace-negotiating teamwith the Taliban, said Waheed Omar, director general of the president’soffice of public and strategic affairs.
“The government will determine authorities of the negotiating team. Theteam will have about 15 members,” said Omar.
