Trump says he spoke by telephone with Taliban leader

WASHINGTON

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he had a “good” conversation with the leader of the Afghan Taliban.

“We’ve agreed there is no violence, we don’t want violence. We’ll see what happens. They’re dealing with Afghanistan, but we’ll see what happens,” Trump told reporters at the White House before departing for the National Institutes of Health.

The U.S. president did not offer additional details about his conversation with Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar.

The call comes just days after the U.S. signed a peace accord with the Taliban meant to pave the way for the U.S. to end its 19-year

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