Opposition leader says he is ready for talks with Taliban
“The NRF in principle agree to solve the current problems and put an immediate end to the fighting and continue negotiations,” Massoud said
The leader of the Afghan opposition group resisting Taliban forces in the Panjshir Valley has said he has welcomed proposals from religious scholars for a negotiated settlement to end the fighting.
Ahmad Massoud, head of the National Resistance Front (NRF) of Afghanistan made the announcement on the group's Facebook page, reports the Al Jazeera.
Earlier, Taliban forces said they had fought their way into the provincial capital of Panjshir after securing the surrounding districts.
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"The NRF in principle agree to solve the current problems and put an immediate end to the fighting and continue negotiations," Massoud said in the Facebook post.
"To reach a lasting peace, the NRF is ready to stop fighting on condition that Taliban also stop their attacks and military movements on Panjshir and Andarab," he said, referring to a district in the neighbouring province of Baghlan.
