Taliban rejects 2014, vows to keep fighting

The Taliban say they will keep fighting to force the US-led coalition to abandon Afghanistan ahead of the 2014 date set by the alliance for a transition to Afghan control.

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in message e-mailed to the media on Sunday that NATO will be unable to establish a stable government in Afghanistan by that date. He did not mention an offer from President Hamid Karzai for peace talks and eventual reconciliation – an offer rejected by the hard-line Taliban leadership. (AP)