Trump in Afghanistan: US is talking to the Taliban and plans to bring US troop numbers down by 5000

Supplied video obtained December 1, 2019 fo the US President Donald Trump speaking to the press in Afghanistan at Bagram Airfield, with the President Ghani of Afghanistan. Mr Trump says the talks with Taliban broke down after they killed a US Soldier and UN peace keeper and others. "That's bad negotiating power", Mr Trump says. "Since then we've hit them so hard, and they want to make a deal", Mr Trump reveals. He says he is reducing US troop numbers from 14,000 to 8,600. He plans on even lower troops numbers in the future. (AAP Video/Supplied/White House) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

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