US cutting troops but ‘still committed’ to Afghan solution: Esper

Reducing the number of foreign troops in Afghanistan was goal of recent talks between the US and the Taliban.

The US is trying to reassure allies in Afghanistan that it is committed to finding a political solution to years of fighting, despite the fact it is reducing the number of troops in the country.

Defence chief Mark Esper made the comments during an unannounced visit to Kabul.

Al Jazeera’s Raheela Mahomed has more.