Afghan opposition leader Massoud says he is ready for talks with Taliban

Ahmad Massoud, head of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan, says he’s ready for talks as the Taliban’s forces say they fought their way into the provincial capital of Panjshir

Ahmad Massoud, head of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan, said he welcomed proposals from religious scholars for a negotiated settlement to end the fighting in Afghanistan's Panjshir region.The leader of the Afghan opposition group resisting Taliban forces in the Panjshir valley north of Kabul said on Sunday he welcomed proposals from religious scholars for a negotiated settlement to end the fighting.

“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. Several attempts at talks were held but they eventually broke down, with each side blaming the other for their failure.Taliban spokesman Bilal Karimi said earlier on Sunday that their forces had fought their way into the provincial capital Bazarak and had captured large quantities of weapons and ammunition.

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