KABUL/PESHAWAR: The Taliban said Tuesday they would soon be establishing a government, but gave little detail of its make-up apart from saying they would “connect with all sides”.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said at a news conference that the war in Afghanistan was over and that all their opponents would be pardoned.
Talks continued Tuesday between the Taliban and several Afghan government officials, including former president Hamid Karzai and Abdullah Abdullah, who once headed the country’s negotiating council.