KABUL, saying “two other plans” were also in place if the insurgents did not respond to the government’s offer.
On February 28, President Ashraf Ghani outlined a new roadmap for peace and said his government wanted to enter a ceasefire with the Taliban without any preconditions.
“If they promise shunning the insurgency, Taliban prisoners may be freed and their names struck off from international blacklists. Former fighters and refugees could be . . .









