WASHINGTON, D.C.: Nearly three months after he abruptly ended talks with the Taliban, President Donald Trump has given his blessing to fresh diplomacy, but major obstacles stand in the way of a deal to end the Afghanistan war.
United States President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Afghan’s President Ashraf Ghani at Bagram Air Field during a surprise Thanksgiving day visit, on Nov. 28, 2019 in Afghanistan. AFP / Olivier Douliery