TALIBAN PROPOSES A THREE-MONTH CEASEFIRE IN AFGHANISTAN IN RETURN FOR THE RELEASE OF SEVEN THOUSAND CAPTURED FIGHTERS.

The Taliban have proposed a three-month ceasefire in Afghanistan in return for the release of seven thousand captured fighters.

An Afghan government negotiator, Nader Nader described the proposal as a demand.

The government has so far not reacted to the proposal.

Mr. Nader said Taliban leaders had also requested that their names be removed from a United Nations blacklist.

Reports say clashes between the government and the Taliban have intensified since U.S troops began to withdraw from the country.