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Pompeo: Trump Correctly Called Off Taliban Talks Because of Its Terrorist
Attacks

Ken Bredemeier

   U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that President Donald
   Trump "made the right decision" to call off peace talks with Taliban
   leaders at his presidential retreat because of the terrorist group's
   on-going attacks in Afghanistan.

   "We need to see them capable of delivering on their promises" to end
   violence in the war-torn country before they are "rewarded" with a
   meeting with Trump, Pompeo told CNN. He made no commitment on whether
   or when peace talks would resume.

   The top American diplomat said Trump's planned Sunday meetings at his
   Camp David retreat outside Washington with the Taliban and Afghan
   President Ashraf Ghani, albeit separate talks with each, were set in
   the belief that they "could further America's national interest" to end
   the 18-year U.S. involvement in Afghanistan.

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