“Today, President (USA Donald. - RT ) Trump called me and congratulated me on yesterday’s important events related to the development of the peace process. The US President expressed confidence in the leadership of the Government of Afghanistan and the ability of the authorities to lead the next steps in the peace process, ”he wrote on Twitter.
I received a phone call from Pres @realDonaldTrump today, congratulating me on yesterday's important developments with regards to the evolving peace process. POTUS expressed his confidence in the Afghan government's leadership and state capacity to lead the next steps in process.
- Ashraf Ghani (@ashrafghani) March 1, 2020Trump said earlier that the United States would immediately begin withdrawing troops from Afghanistan.
On February 29, the United States and the Taliban * radical Afghan movement * signed a peace agreement in Qatar.
* "Taliban" - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of February 14, 2003.