The discussions followed repeated remarks by President Trump that Washington intends to retake the Bagram air base.

The sources said that since Trump’s remarks three days ago, most Taliban cabinet ministers have traveled to Kandahar to meet.

Taliban said their administration seeks “positive relations based on mutual interests” with all countries.

“We assure our fellow countrymen that not even an inch of our land is up for negotiation,” Fitrat said.

Trump said the administration is in talks with the Taliban and repeated his insistence the base be returned quickly.

A senior Taliban intelligence official has threatened that they are ready to resume suicide attacks to defend their rule, a.

We’ll see what happens with Bagram,” Trump said. “We’re talking to Afghanistan.”