Trump partnered with Taliban ahead of Afghan peace talks, claims ex-security adviser

former US national security adviser HR McMaster recently criticised President Donald Trump for his administration’s negotiations with Taliban. In an interview with CBS' ’60 Minutes’, retired lieutenant general said that moving to withdraw American forces from Afghanistan was an ‘unwise policy’. He also went on to say that Trump was ‘partnering with Taliban’ ahead of peace talks between Afghan government and Taliban in Doha, Qatar. 

McMaster, who is set to release his new book ‘Battleground’, said that US President ‘cheapened’ lives of American who died in Afghanistan by making too many concessions to Taliban. He said that Trump administration’s negotiations with Taliban go against, in many ways, Afghan government. While speaking to reporter, former national security adviser said that Afghanistan requires a sustained commitment to help Afghan government. 

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United States signed peace agreement with Taliban back in February, hoping for Afghan government to soon follow suit. Under deal, America would withdraw all its troops within 14 months of signing if Taliban houred its commitment. However, McMaster, who served as Trump’s second national adviser from February 2017 to April 2018, said that Trump was ‘partnering with Taliban’ ahead of peace talks. 

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McMaster criticises Trump 

McMaster has repeatedly voiced his criticism. Back in vember, he had slammed Trump for moving to withdraw US troops from rrn Syria, saying that move would destabilise region and offer opportunities for Russia to gain greater control in area. Last year, he had also reportedly said that some his former White House Colleagues were a ‘danger to constitution’ and were re to try to manipulate situation based on ir own nda, t president’s nda. 

Meanwhile, coming back to his upcoming book, McMaster has focused on national security and foreign policy, including his contentious time with Trump. While anuncing release date, HarperCollins had called book a “groundbreaking reassessment of America’s place in world, drawing from McMaster’s long engment with se issues, including 34 years of service in U.S. Army with multiple tours of duty in battlegrounds overseas and his 13 months as a national security adviser in Trump White House”. 

(With inputs from AP) 

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