Afghan peace talks are propaganda: Taliban

Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar has once again rejected claims that the insurgents are open to talks with the Afghan government in a message for the Muslim holiday of Eid Al Adha.

Omar said the insurgent group, which calls itself the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is winning the war in Afghanistan.

In an emailed statement, he said: "Claims about negotiation, flexibility in the stance of the Islamic Emirate are mere baseless propaganda. The enemy wants to cover up its failure in Afghanistan by wrongfully raising hollow hopes in the hearts of their respective people."

He said that the insurgents' strategy is to increase operations countrywide, then "compel the enemy to come out from their hideouts and then crush them through tactical raids."

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