Washington, July 23 -- President Donald Trump said Monday that he could win the war in Afghanistan in a week, but that he doesn't want to kill millions of people and wipe Afghanistan "off the face of the earth."

He's trying to persuade Pakistan to help get a deal with the Taliban that would end America's longest war.

"I could win that war in a week" but "I don't want to kill millions of people," Trump said.

Afghanistan is high on Trump's agenda as he meets with Pakistan's prime minister, Imran Khan. Their testy relationship may be improving. Trump says Pakistan can use its influence with the Taliban to help the U.S. "extricate" from Afghanistan.

Pakistan, which is suffering economically, wants to reset relations with the U.S. in hopes...