Trump Reveals He Secretly Invited Taliban Leaders and Afghanistan President To U.S.

President Donald Trump revealed yesterday that he secretly invited Taliban leaders and the Afghanistan president to meet with him in the U.S., but called the meeting off before they were scheduled to land on Saturday.

In a series of tweets, Trump said he was forced to cancel the meeting, which would’ve taken place Sunday at Camp David in Maryland, after “they” admitted to a deadly attack in the Afghan capital of Kabul. 

The president said peace negotiations with the Taliban, which have been going on for months, were officially off the table. He also revealed that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and the Taliban leaders were originally scheduled to arrive in the U.S. tonight.

The Taliban claimed responsibility for a car bombing in Kabul that killed 12 people, including a U.S. soldier, on Thursday. 

In his tweet, Trump said they admitted to the attack to “in order to build false leverage” in their negotiations.

“I immediately cancelled the meeting and called off peace negotiations,” the president said “What kind of people would kill so many in order to seemingly strengthen their bargaining position?”