Donald Trump says he was due to host Taliban at Camp David

President says he cancelled secret peace talks with insurgents and the Afghan president after Kabul attack killed 12 including US soldier

Donald Trump has revealed that he cancelled peace talks with Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders, after the insurgent group said it was behind an attack in Kabul that killed an American soldier and 11 other people.

The US president said on Twitter that Taliban leaders were due to meet for peace talks at Camp David on Sunday, but he had called them off after the Taliban claimed responsibility for the Kabul attack.

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