President Trump spoke with one of the co-founders of the Taliban on Tuesday, just days after the United States signed an agreement with the militant organization calling for the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan.
Trump is believed to be the first U.S. president to ever directly talk with a Taliban leader, The Associated Press reports. The Taliban's spokesman tweeted that Trump had a 35-minute conversation with Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, one of the Taliban's co-founders. Trump said they had "a very good talk," adding, "the relationship is very good that I have with the mullah. We had a good long conversation today and, you know, they want to cease the violence."
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