The Taliban know they made a big mistake and have no idea how to recover, US President Donald Trump said on Saturday, after he cancelled peace talks with the Taliban, citing a deadly attack in Kabul.
US and Taliban officials held months of talks in in Qatar and agreed a draft accord that would have seen withdrawal of around 5,000 US troops from Afghanistan in exchange for security guarantees from the Taliban.
Trump was due to meet Taliban leaders in US, however, he cancelled the meeting after a suicide bomb attack in Kabul killed at least 12 people including an American soldier.
He subsequently declared the talks as dead and said US would ramp up operations against the Taliban.
“The Taliban has never been hit harder than it is being hit right now. Killing 12 people, including one great American soldier, was not a good idea. There are much better ways to set up a negotiation. The Taliban knows they made a big mistake, and they have no idea how to recover!,” Trump tweeted on Saturday.
