Afghan conflict: US conducts first air strike on Taliban since deal

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: BBC

The US military has conducted an air strike against Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, just hours after President Donald Trump said he had a "very good talk" with a leader of the group.

The US signed a deal with the Taliban on Saturday aimed at bringing peace to Afghanistan after years of war.

But a US forces spokesman said it launched an air strike on Wednesday in response to Taliban fighters attacking Afghan forces in Helmand province.
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In a statement on Twitter, Colonel Sonny Leggett, a spokesman for the US Forces in Afghanistan, said it was a "defensive strike" to disrupt an attack on an Afghan National Security Forces checkpoint.

Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-51735315

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Trump tried to leave the Afghan government out of the negotiations, the government said they hadn't agreed to release Taliban prisoners, and the fighting started again. Trump's idea of negotiations doesn't think about other parties.

[canetoad]

1. As solid

As most of trump's deals.

[gab13by13]

2. Trump must not know the Taliban,

bombing them isn't going to bring them back to the bargaining table. So much winning.

p/s How's that Israeli peace plan working out?

[keithbvadu2]

3. The Taliban's word is just as credible as Trump's.

[hellno45]

4. Rump is as good at peace treaties as he is at business deals, the art of the deal? Oh, you betcha

[Blue_Tires]

5. Once again, we see Trump's highly touted "deals"

aren't worth the paper they're printed on and exist only to get him the positive headlines and praise he constantly craves...

[titaniumsalute]

6. If this happened after a great talk

I'd hate to see what would happen after a not so great talk.

[Brainfodder]

7. He announces a peace deal, and then attacks them within a few days?

Why does this sound about right for this cluster crue?

[greenjar_01]

8. The "Deal" was literally less than a week ago

What is this clown shit?