- Title: U.S. foreign policy under Trump's administration in 2019.
- Date: 19th December 2019
- Summary: KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (FILE - SEPTEMBER 3, 2019) (REUTERS) AFGHAN SECURITY PERSONNEL WALKING PAST BLAST SITE / SMOKE RISING VARIOUS OF PEOPLE GATHERED AT SITE OF BLAST A Taliban suicide blast in the centre of Kabul killed at least 10 people and wounded more than 40 on Thursday (September 5), destroying cars and shops in an area near the headquarters of Afghanistan's NATO force and the U.S. embassy, officials said. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (FILE - SEPTEMBER 5, 2019) (REUTERS) VICTIMS' RELATIVES GATHERING ALONG HOSPITAL CORRIDORS HOSPITAL STAFF TENDING BLAST VICTIMS INJURED MAN WITH BANDAGED HEAD MEDICS TENDING TO WOUNDED U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Saturday (September 7) that while it was seeking a political agreement with the Taliban, Washington would not accept just any deal after a wave of violence cast a shadow over its talks with the insurgent group. PARIS, FRANCE (FILE - SEPTEMBER 7, 2019) (REUTERS) U.S. DEFENCE SECRETARY, MARK ESPER (LEFT) AND FRENCH DEFENCE MINISTER, FLORENCE PARLY SHAKING HANDS (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. DEFENCE SECRETARY, MARK ESPER, SAYING: "The United States' view is that the best way forward is a political agreement, and that is what we're working diligently on right now. And that means, that doesn't mean we'll take any deal, but we want to make sure we have a good deal, a good enough deal that guarantees at least the security of our countries going forward and a brighter path ahead for the Afghan people than the, than the trajectory we're currently on."
- Embargoed: 2nd January 2020 08:00
- Keywords: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Afghanistan Bagram air base Boris Johnson Britain's ambassador to the United States Kim Darroch DDAY Donald Trump Emmanuel Macro French President Macron Ivanka Trump Melania trump Queen Elizabeth Taliban US president WW2 attacks car bombs foreign policy 2019 leaked papers peace talks us service members killed
- Location: VARIOUS LOCATIONS
- City: VARIOUS LOCATIONS
- Country: USA
- Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics,Editors' Choice
- Reuters ID: LVA004BAO0B47
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: FOREIGN POLICY 2019 CONTINUES IN EDITS:
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0475-USA-TRUMP/FOREIGN POLICY 2019-PART 7
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