Trump: Taliban could ‘possibly’ seize power after US troops leave
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has said the Taliban could "possibly" overrun the United States-backed Afghan government after foreign troops withdraw from the country as part of a deal signed last week.
"Countries have to take care of themselves," Trump told reporters at the White House on Friday. "You can only hold someone's hand for so long."
Asked if the Taliban could eventually seize power from the current US-backed government, Trump said it is "not supposed to happen that way but it possibly will".
"We can't be there for the next 20 years. We've been there for 20 years and we've been protecting the country but we can't be there for the next - eventually, they're going to have to protect themselves," he said. - Al-Jazeera