US has done a 'great job' in Afghanistan, asserts Trump: Key developments

Meanwhile, in an interaction with Pentagon reporters, Defence Secretary Mark Esper said the peace deal signed with the Taliban in Doha over the weekend was a conditions-based agreement

Speaking to reporters at the White House on Monday, US President Donald Trump asserted that his country had done a "great job" in its fight against terrorism in Afghanistan, and said it was now time for other countries to play their part. "We've done a great job in terms of getting rid of terrorists. Now it's up to other countries to get rid of those terrorists," Trump told reporters.

Responding to questions, Trump reiterated that the US was pulling out its troops from Afghanistan. "We are getting out. We want to get out. We had good meetings with the Taliban.