so this morning we re following a pretty dramatic set of events in afghanistan that may be flying under your radar but shouldn t be. the taliban is taking responsibility for killing 16 people and hurting more than 100 in a car bombing hurting more t hundred in a car bomb on monday. that attack happening at the very same time as peace talks between the u.s. and taliban are being final eyesized in the afg captain capital. under the terms of the agreement, the u.s. will pull 5,400 troops and the taliban would not allow them to be a base for the u.s. and its allies. right now there s one thing or one person who could make or break all of this, and that s the man sitting in the oval office right now tweeting about the london mayor. with us is now retired four star general. thanks for being back on the show. from what we know about this deal so far, good or bad for the u.s.? well, you could make a good argument from a political
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from central america. a senior administration official acknowledged to nbc news mexico already had pledged 5400 troops. mexico agreed to allow thousands of migrants seeking asylum in the u.s. to remain in or be returned to mexico while their legal cases proceed. an arrangement first agreed toby the u.s. and mexico back in december. what s new in administration officials say is an expansion of mexico s commitments. he brought mexico to the table again and what they are talking about, they are going to be doing, it s going to be a game changer. reporter: still democrats campaigning in iowa where farmers are getting hurt by trade tensions excusing mr. trump of solving a manufactured crisis. i think the president has completely over blown what he purports to have achieved. the fact we got so many farms going one here in iowa because of his trade war. reporter: if the number of migrants continue to soar mr. trump warning he may turn back
quote, new deal, how new the terms are is up for debate. th mexico had previously agreed to deploy their national guard. some key elements of the deal had been agreed to months ago but added the two sides had agreed to expand on some of the previous commitments. the official noted that mexico s commitment to deempleploy up to0 troops was modestly larger up from 5,400. and full operations are not expected to be up and running before 2021. beyond, that the migrant protection program, allowing sigh asylum seekers to remain was
elements of the deal had been agreed to months ago, but added the two sides had agreed to expand on some of the previous commitments. the official noted that mexico s commitment to deploy up to 6,000 troops was modestly larger, up from about 5,400. and npr reports that full operations are not expected to be up and running until 2021. in addition, the migrant protection protokols progracols the arrangement that allows asylum seekers to remain in mexico while their cases proceed in the u.s., was reached and announced back in december by then homeland security secretary keirstjen nielsen. a federal judge blocked the implementation of that program in april, but an appeals court said it could move forward while the legal challenge proceeds. so, after averting a crisis that he set into motion with a sudden threat to impose tariffs, president trump is now defending a deal with mexico that critics