<span style="color: #222222;">The US army chief of staff paid an unannounced visit to Afghan capital Kabul and held a meeting with President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Thursday. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">A statement released today by  Presidential Palace said  General Mark A. Milley as the head of ranking delegation visited Kabul and met President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani in Presidential Palace on Thursday evening. </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">           </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The US top military official's visit to Afghanistan took place in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement to drawdown troops by half, taking back about 7,000 out of some 14,000 of his forces from Afghanistan.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">     </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Taliban outfit has a showcase to hold peace talks with the Afghan government opposing the presence of foreign troops in Afghanistan. </span>