{"id":39504,"date":"2018-01-30T21:17:36","date_gmt":"2018-01-30T21:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/01\/30\/taliban-assail-trumps-rejection-of-talks-vow-to-fight-on\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T07:33:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:33:58","slug":"taliban-assail-trumps-rejection-of-talks-vow-to-fight-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/01\/30\/taliban-assail-trumps-rejection-of-talks-vow-to-fight-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Taliban assail Trump&#8217;s rejection of talks, vow to fight on"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ISLAMABAD \u2014 The Taliban are assailing President Donald Trump\u2019s rejection of peace talks, interpreting his assertion that \u201cthere\u2019s no talking to the Taliban\u201d as a dictate to the Afghan government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe true authority of war and peace is not with the Kabul regime, but with the American invaders,\u201d the group said in an English-language statement released Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Taliban, who do not recognize the government in Kabul, have said they are willing to negotiate an end to the Afghan war in direct talks with the United States, something Washington has long rejected.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/01\/29\/trump-condemns-taliban-role-in-afghan-attacks-says-no-talks\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18029660286212.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Trump condemns Taliban role in Afghan attacks, says no talks<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">President Donald Trump told visiting members of the U.N. 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