
Trump Calls Off Peace Talks With Taliban After Kabul Bombing
President Donald Trump said he was due to "secretly meet" members of the Taliban and Afghan government.
President Donald Trump said he was due to "secretly meet" members of the Taliban and Afghan government.
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper, who is visiting London, said foreign fighters "should all go back to their home countries to face justice".
The attack also happened close to the US embassy and was the second major blast in the Afghan capital this week.
The memorial was opened at Stanley Primary School in Ardrossan, where Corporal William Savage studied as a boy.
The proposed deal would see more than 5,000 American troops leave Afghanistan.
A deal would lead to intra-Afghan negotiations aimed at a permanent and comprehensive ceasefire.
Heavy fighting has gone on in Kunduz since the early hours of Saturday morning.
It brings the total number of US troops who have died in Afghanistan to at least 15 this year.
If an agreement is reached, it could end the 18-year war in Afghanistan.
It brings the number of US troops killed in Afghanistan to at least 14 in 2019.
If an accord can be reached in US-Taliban talks, it would set the stage for all-Afghan negotiations.
The US and the Taliban have "resolved differences" and could be close to a peace deal in Afghanistan.
Colchester-based 2nd Battalion the Parachute Regiment is deploying to Kabul at the end of September.
As the Trump administration looks at exit plans, US negotiators have been involved in peace talks.
More than 20 children are among the 116 people reported to have been wounded.
The seventh and latest round of peace talks between the US and Taliban is underway in Qatar.