* The offer comes as the US prepares to withdraw from Afghanistan by August 31
* Analysts claimed a ceasefire would help the Taliban consolidate their territory
* Authorities last year released 5,000 Taliban prisoners - many are now fighting
The Taliban have demanded the release of seven thousand prisoners in exchange for a ceasefire lasting just three-months.
It comes as the militant group continues a sweeping offensive across Afghanistan following the US drawdown ahead of a complete withdrawal by August 31.
'It is a big demand,' said Nader Nadery, a key member of the government team involved in peace talks with the Taliban, adding the insurgents also demanded the removal of their leaders' names from a United Nations blacklist.
It was not immediately clear how the government would react to the ceasefire offer.
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WNU Editor: The Taliban want to consolidate their gains, to plan, to incorporate 7,000 new fighters, and launch a massive offensive in October.
Will the Afghan government accept this deal?
If they do it will tell me that they are now beyond desperate, and the fall of the government will be imminent before the end of the year.
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3 comments:
Taliban are fishing. Obamma, kerry, etc. would bite. Hopefully the government will not. They have no reason to and know better.
Corruption fools
I'd accept that deal
Those 3 months could saved thousands of translators giving them time to get out
And we all know unless the Chinese swoop in, the Taliban will take all of Afghanistan now that the US is gone. Maybe Russia tries again but I doubt it. Currently only China could afford it and it would be the perfect sandbox to get a bit of military experience . And the UN doesn't seem to care either way about the hundreds of thousands of civilians killed over there over the last few years, so why shouldn't the Chinese test their latest weapons there? It seems to be what humans and nation states do lol
Ffs we are such a fcked planet
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