US Restates Expectation on Taliban to Cease Attacks on Americans in Afghanistan

US Restates Expectation on Taliban to Cease Attacks on Americans in Afghanistan
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a press conference at the State Department in Washington on June 24, 2020. Mandel Ngan/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
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The United States on Monday told the Taliban terrorist group to continue its commitments to a peace agreement, which include not attacking American troops, amid media reports alleging that Russia offered Taliban-linked terrorists bounties for killing U.S. and coalition troops in Afghanistan.

In a video conference with Taliban deputy and chief negotiator Mullah Baradar on Monday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo “made clear the expectation for the Taliban to live up to their commitments, which include not attacking Americans,” State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said in a statement on Tuesday.
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