US withdrawal from Afghanistan will create vacuum for terrorists -Trump

President Donald Trump has said a hasty United States withdrawal from Afghanistan would leave a vacuum for terrorists to fill.

Trump said his original instinct was to pull the United States forces out, but had instead decided to stay and fight to win to avoid the mistakes made in Iraq.

However, the United States president warned it was not a blank cheque for Afghanistan.

He said America will work with the Afghan government, as long as it shows commitment to progress.

However, Donald Trump said there would be an escalation in the battle against groups like Al-Qaeda and so-called Islamic state.