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Afghanistan
Afghan Taliban reject peace talks, vow to continue fighting
2016-05-26
[DAWN] The Afghan Taliban under their new leader, Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada
...Deputy to Taliban supremo Mullah Akhtar Mansour...
, on Wednesday rejected peace talks as a viable solution to bringing the Afghan insurgency to an end, and have stated that fighting will continue.

In an audio message released in Pushto, circulated by Taliban capos, Haibatullah stated the "Taliban will never bow their heads and will not agree to peace talks."

Afghan Taliban's new chief added that "people thought we will lay down our arms after Mullah Mansour's death, but we will continue fighting till the end."
Not even a hudna? Goodness.
Posted by:Fred

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