Washington, Aug. 17 -- US President Donald Trump floated possibility to consider a deal with the Taliban that could lead to the withdrawal of US forces from war-torn Afghanistan, after meeting with his top national security advisers.
"Just completed a very good meeting on Afghanistan. Many on the opposite side of this 19 year war, and us, are looking to make a deal -- if possible!" Trump tweeted on Friday.
Trump met with Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Central Intelligence Agency Director Gina Haspel, Defense Secretary Mark Esper, Marine Gen Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, national security adviser John Bolton and Zalmay Khalilzad, the US special envoy leading the peace talks at his New J...