US Secretary of Defense James Mattis has arrived in Afghanistan, where he is meeting government officials including President Ashraf Ghani.

US Secretary of Defense James Mattis has arrived in Afghanistan, where he is meeting government officials including President Ashraf Ghani.

US AND TALIBAN HELD WHAT WERE DESCRIBED AS ‘CONSTRUCTIVE TALKS’ AT DOHA .. TALIBAN ASSURED THE US THAT AFGHANISTAN WOULD NOT BECOME A HAVEN FOR AL QAEDA OR BE USED BY ISLAMIC STATE AS A BASE FOR ATTACKS .. TALIBAN HAVE REFUSED TO TALK TO THE AFGHAN GOVERNMENT IN KABUL WHO THEY REGARD AS ‘PUPPETS’ ..

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