Taliban offer 3-month ceasefire in exchange for release of 7,000 insurgent prisoners

The Taliban have offered a three-month ceasefire in exchange for the release of 7,000 insurgent prisoners. An Afghan government negotiator said yesterday, as the group continues a sweeping offensive across the



country.

It was not immediately clear how the government would react to the ceasefire offer, which comes as the United States accelerates the pace of a troop withdrawal due to be finished by 31 August.