US Strikes Taliban For Attacking Afghan Forces, After Trump Says Taliban Wants to ‘Cease the Violence’
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(Worthy News) – President Trump said Tuesday he had “a good, long [phone] conversation” with the leader of the Taliban and that the group wants to ‘cease the violence.’
But on Wednesday, the United States conducted an airstrike against Taliban fighters in Nahr-e Saraj, Helmand, who were actively attacking a checkpoint manned by Afghan Defense Forces.
A U.S. military spokesman, Col. Sonny Leggett, called it a “defensive strike to disrupt the attack.” [ Source: CBN News (Read More…) ]
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