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FILE - In this May 28, 2019 file photo, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban group's top political leader, second left, arrives with other members of the Taliban delegation for talks in Moscow, Russia. Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders agreed they wanted a deal with the United States, but some among them were in more of a hurry than others. Even before U.S. President Donald Trump cancelled a mysterious Camp David summit on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, the Taliban negotiators were at odds with the council of leaders, or shura, that rules the Islamic movement. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Taliban want US deal, but some in bigger hurry than others

By KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019, photo, Samiullah inspects the remains of his damaged house after a large explosion last week near a compound housing several foreign organizations and guesthouses, in Kabul, Afghanistan. President Donald Trump says U.S.-Taliban talks on ending the war in Afghanistan are “dead,” deeply unfortunate wording for the Afghan civilians who have been killed by the tens of thousands over almost 18 years. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Official: Taliban suicide car bomber kills 4 Afghan troops

Associated Press

In this Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019, photo, Afghans inspect their damaged house after a large explosion last week near a compound housing several foreign organizations and guesthouses, in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Taliban car bomb targeted the compound but instead shredded Afghan homes, with stunned and bloodied families picking up children and fleeing in darkness as their once-solid world collapsed. As America on Wednesday mourns thousands of civilians killed in the 9/11 attacks, weary Afghans watch their own toll from the aftermath continue to rise. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Afghans fear Trump’s Taliban move means more civilians die

By CARA ANNA and AHMAD SEIR - Associated Press

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump participate in a moment of silence honoring the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

On 9/11, Trump consoles victims, has tough words for Taliban

By DEB RIECHMANN and DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

In this Sept. 9, 2019, photo, a poster of presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah sits on the street in Kabul, Afghanistan. With an agreement to end America’s longest war on hold, Afghanistan suddenly faces a presidential vote within three weeks amid warnings that it’s not ready. The Taliban, who control or hold sway over roughly half the country, have told Afghans to boycott the vote and warned that rallies and polling stations would be targets. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

UN envoy: It’s ‘imperative’ to start Afghan-Taliban talks

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 29, 2007, file photo, Rosaleen Tallon, center, who lost her brother Sean Tallon of FDNY Ladder 10 during the 911 attacks speaks to reporters Brooklyn borough of New York. Sept. 11 victims’ relatives are greeting the news of President Donald Trump’s now-canceled plan for secret talks with Afghanistan’s Taliban insurgents with mixed feelings. Tallon says she wants U.S. troops home and wants the country to focus on getting answers from Saudi Arabia about 9/11. (AP Photo/Adam Rountree, File)

EDITORIAL: The Taliban deserves no trust

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

In this Sept. 9, 2019, file photo, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani speaks during a ceremony to introduce the new chief of the intelligence service, in Kabul, Afghanistan. President Donald Trump's halt to U.S.-Taliban talks looks like a gift to the beleaguered Afghan president, who has insisted on holding a key election in less than three weeks’ time despite widespread expectations that a peace deal would push it aside. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

Trump’s US-Taliban move pushes Afghans toward fragile vote

By CARA ANNA - Associated Press

Illustration on the Taliban negotiation situation by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

President Trump’s good call on Afghan negotiations

By Gary Anderson

Resolute Support (RS) forces guard at the site of a car bomb explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019. The Afghan government says at least 10 civilians are dead and another 42 wounded after a Taliban suicide car bombing rocked the Afghan capital near a neighborhood housing the U.S. Embassy and the NATO Resolute Support mission. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

President Trump dealing with the Taliban devil

By Cal Thomas

Smoke rises as angry Kabul residents set fire to part of the Green Village compound that has been attacked frequently, a day after a Taliban suicide attack in Kabul, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. An interior ministry spokesman said some hundreds of foreigners were rescued after the attack targeted the compound, which houses several international organizations and guesthouses. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Taliban warns: More Americans are about to die

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One for a trip to North Carolina to survey hurricane damage and attend a campaign rally, Monday, Sept. 9, 2019, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump says talks with Taliban are ‘dead’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Norma Molina, of San Antonio, Texas, leaves flowers by the names of firefighters from Engine 33 at the September 11 Memorial, Monday, Sept. 9, 2019, in New York. Her boyfriend Robert Edward Evans, a member of Engine 33, was killed in the north tower of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

For 9/11 families, mixed views on Trump-Taliban talks

By JENNIFER PELTZ and LARRY NEUMEISTER - Associated Press

People shop at a market in the old city of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Afghans brace for fresh violence after US-Taliban talks halt

By RAHIM FAIEZ - Associated Press

Smoke rises as Kabul residents set fire to part of the Green Village compound that has been attacked frequently, a day after a Taliban suicide attack in Kabul, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. An interior ministry spokesman said some hundreds of foreigners were rescued after the attack targeted the compound, which houses several international organizations and guesthouses. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Taliban strongest since Afghanistan war started in 2001

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Crown Expo, Monday, Sept. 9, 2019, in Fayetteville, N.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump puts America first, shuns Taliban, Iran, North Korea deals

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis talks to the media in the presence of Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev following their meeting at the government building in Skopje, Macedonia, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. Mattis arrived in Macedonia Monday, condemning Russian efforts to use its money and influence to build opposition to an upcoming vote that could pave the way for the country to join NATO, a move Moscow opposes. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

James Mattis: ‘Verify, then trust’ in Taliban talks

Associated Press

An Army carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Sgt. 1st Class Elis Barreto Ortiz, 34, from Morovis, Puerto Rico, past Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Ortiz was killed in action Sept. 5, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Kabul, Afghanistan. Ortiz was supporting Operation Freedom's Sentinel. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Mike Pompeo recalls Afghanistan peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad,

By Guy Taylor and Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Resolute Support (RS) forces and Afghan security personnel clear debris at the site of a car bomb explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019. A car bomb rocked the Afghan capital on Thursday and smoke rose from a part of eastern Kabul near a neighborhood housing the U.S. Embassy, the NATO Resolute Support mission and other diplomatic missions. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

A timeline of the US military presence in Afghanistan

By Associated Press - Associated Press

A man enters the press area of the White House at dusk, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in Washington. On Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, President Donald Trump tweeted he has called off a secret Camp David meeting with Taliban and Afghanistan leaders. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The Latest: Trump says peace talks with Taliban are dead

Associated Press

A man enters the press area of the White House at dusk, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in Washington. On Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, President Donald Trump tweeted he has called off a secret Camp David meeting with Taliban and Afghanistan leaders. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump says peace talks with Taliban are now ‘dead’

By ROBERT BURNS and DEB RIECHMANN and MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press