US-Taliban peace talks cancelled over Kabul bombings: Donald Trump

Washington : US President Donald Trump on Saturday said that a secret summit with the Taliban and Afghanistan's leader has been called off, abruptly slamming the door on a year of diplomacy to end America's longest war.

"Unbeknownst to almost everyone, the major Taliban leaders and, separately, the President of Afghanistan, were going to secretly meet with me at Camp David on Sunday," Trump said in a tweet.

"Unfortunately, in order to build false leverage, they admitted to an attack in Kabul that killed one of our great great soldiers, and 11 other people. I immediately cancelled the meeting and called off peace negotiations."

"What kind of people would kill so many in order to seemingly strengthen their bargaining position? They didn't, they only made it worse!" Trump said.

Taliban recently claimed an attack in Kabul where two US soldiers and another service member from Romania were killed.