President Trump on Thursday made a surprise trip to Afghanistan, his first to the nation as president, to visit troops for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Trump held a meeting with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, during which he announced that he has restarted peace talks with the Taliban, and that he’d like to reduce the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan to 8,600, down from a current total of less than 14,000.
Trump arrived at Bagram Airfield, the largest U.S. base in Afghanistan, and was expected to be on the ground for roughly 2 1/2 hours. He served turkey to troops in a cafeteria, posed for photos and delivered brief remarks in a hangar.
