The Taliban militant group’s leadership has reportedly rejected the call by the government for a ceasefire during Eid Al-Adha, due to kick off from tomrrow across Afghanistan.
Two Taliban commanders, privy of the development, have told Reuters that their supreme leader rejected President Ashraf Ghani’s Sunday offer of a three-month ceasefire, beginning with this week’s Eid al-Adha Muslim holiday.
“Our leadership feels that they’ll prolong their stay in Afghanistan if we announced a ceasefire now,” a senior Taliban commander, who declined to be identified, told Reuters.
President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Sunday announced a conditional ceasefire with the Taliban group during Eid Ald-Adha.