KABUL, Afghanistan –Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, defying expectations just days after a major Taliban attack on a large Afghan city, announced Sunday afternoon that his government would offer a two-month cease-fire to the insurgents on the condition that they respond positively.
In a live televised address marking Afghanistan’s independence from Britain in 1853, Ghani called on Taliban leaders to “welcome the wishes of Afghans for a long-lasting and real peace” and urged them to prepare for peace talks.
