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Trump Cancellation of Taliban Talks Creates New Uncertainty in Afghanistan

Ken Bredemeier

   WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump's abrupt cancellation of
   planned peace talks with Taliban leaders creates new uncertainty about
   his vow to end the country's 18-year military effort to fight terrorism
   in Afghanistan and could lead to more bloodshed ahead of Afghan
   elections late this month.

   Trump called off separate negotiations with the Taliban and Afghan
   President Ashraf Ghani he was planning at his Camp David presidential
   retreat outside Washington on Sunday after the Taliban announced it had
   carried out a car bomb attack in Kabul last week that killed 12 people,
   including a U.S. soldier.

   Trump, who fashions himself as a dealmaker from his pre-presidential
   days as a real estate mogul, had hoped to reach an agreement calling
   for withdrawal of 5,000 of the 14,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
   

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