The US is considering leaving “significant intelligence” assets behind after withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan as it does not want the war-torn country to become a “laboratory for terror”, President Donald Trump has said.
Trump’s comments come after he met with top national security advisers to review a US-Taliban peace plan that could end America’s longest running war.
“We’re talking to Afghanistan, both the government and also talking to the Taliban, having very good discussions. We’ll see what happens.