The top U.S general in Afghanistan on Tuesday told NATO troops to prepare for any outcome in peace talks between the U.S. and Taliban that have gained momentum in recent weeks, Reuters reported.

Airstrikes conducted by the US military has killed at least 30 civilians, including children and women, in Afghanistan’s southern province of Helmand amid a spike in civilian deaths from aerial attacks.

The US government has no plans to pull US troops from Afghanistan because the years-long war in the country provides the Pentagon with an “endless” source of money, an American analyst says.