Trump Becomes First U.S. President to Speak With Senior Taliban Leader

President Trump spoke Tuesday with Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar about the weekend deal to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan

WASHINGTON—President Trump said he spoke to the Taliban’s co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar on Tuesday to discuss the implementation of the deal signed over the weekend to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan, according to statements released afterward.

Mr. Trump is believed to be the first U.S. president to speak to a senior Taliban figure since the U.S. ousted the group from power in 2001 for refusing to hand over al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden after the Sept. 11 attacks. Mr. Trump described their relationship as “very...

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