revived talks are still spare and one hool tells us they are in the process of restarting them while questions of a cease-fire go unanswered. the taliban caught off guard by the president saez announcement. a spokesperson telling cnn our policy regarding the peace talks is the same as it was. trump telling reporters he wants to reduce the number of troops in afghanistan to 8600 down from the 12,000 stationed there. >> that day is coming very soon. >> reporter: the thanksgiving visit could give the president a boost in military support amid strained relations with the pentagon. >> they wanted to take his pin away and i said no, you're not going to take it away. >> reporter: he clashed after he intervened in several high-profile war crimes cases including eddie gallagher convicted of posing with a dead isis fighter's body and