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US troop reduction in Afghanistan unclear as Trump says peace talks with Taliban are now ‘dead’
U.S. peace talks with the Taliban are now “dead,” President Donald Trump declared Monday, two days after he abruptly canceled a secret meeting he had arranged with Taliban and Afghan leaders aimed at ending America’s longest war.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press