"The United States will suffer the consequences," say the tali …

The surprise announcement by US President Donald Trump, referring to the cancellation of peace talks with the Taliban, has cast doubt on Washington's plan to withdraw troops from Afghanistan and raises fears of a resurgence of violence in this Asian country. . The suspension of negotiations was triggered by the deaths of 12 people, including an American soldier, following an attack in Kabul. The Taliban were surprised by Trump's decision and claimed that the United States "would suffer more than anyone" consequences.

"When the Taliban tried to gain an advantage in the negotiations by engaging in terrorist attacks in the country, President Trump made the right decision, and there was no point in rewarding them for this reprehensible behavior," he said. said US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in an interview to the channel. CNN However, he said that Washington was still ready to conclude a peace deal with "conditions" after the deadly attack on Kabul, the Afghan capital, last Thursday, in which a dozen people died, including a soldier. American.

According to Pompeo, the Taliban agreed to dialogue with the Afghan government, to achieve a "certain reduction in the level of violence" and to break with the terrorist group al-Qaeda. However, he stressed that "if these conditions are not met, we will not reach any agreement".

Pompeo's statements come one day after Trump announced the suspension of a "secret" meeting with the Taliban and the Afghan government in the United States and the cancellation of the peace talks. Trump justified his decision with a series of posts on Twitter after the Kabul attack.

"Without being known by almost anyone, the main Taliban leaders and, separately, the President of Afghanistan, were going to meet me secretly Sunday at Camp David," said the president, referring to Maryland's presidential rest home , just outside of Washington.

The president regretted that, "to try to obtain a false advantage" in the negotiations, the Taliban committed an attack last Thursday. It was the second insurgent attack in a few days in the Afghan capital, despite the "agreement in principle" that the US negotiator, Zalmay Khalilzad, claimed to have closed after the Doha negotiations and agreed to He was introduced to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the beginning of last week.

"What kind of people are killing so many people to get an apparent improvement in their bargaining position – they have failed, they have only made things worse!" Said Trump on Twitter. "If they are unable to accept a ceasefire in such important peace talks and are even willing to kill 12 innocent people, they probably will not have the ability to negotiate a meaningful deal." How many decades will they want to keep fighting? ", The US president added.

Since Doha, Taliban political bureau spokesman in the Qatari capital, Suhail Shaheen, has described Trump's announcement as "amazing," adding that she was questioning her "credibility." "A few days ago, we reached an agreement with the American side, its content was emphasized by both teams and delivered to the Qatari party.Everyone was satisfied, it was agreed that the announcement would be announced by the Government of Qatar, "Shaheen said on his Twitter account. .

The Taliban in Afghanistan went further, stating that the United States "would suffer more than anyone else", although they left the door open for future negotiations. "We continue to believe that the United States will withdraw from this position, and our struggle over the last 18 years should have shown the Americans that we would not be satisfied until we reached the end. of occupation, "said the Taliban in his speech. spokesperson, Zabihulá Mujahid. They also said that because of this suspension, the United States "will suffer more than anyone, all its credibility will be undermined." The human and financial losses will increase. "

The United States and Afghanistan held nine rounds of negotiations in Qatar, and a draft agreement to withdraw 5,000 US troops deployed in Afghan territory in five days was made public. This partial withdrawal would leave the US contingent in Afghanistan at a level very similar to what it had when Trump took power in January 2017, with some 8,400 troops stationed in the country. The war in Afghanistan is the longest war in which the United States has been plunged. This year marks 18 years of occupation during which more than 2,300 American soldiers lost their lives.