Opposition commanders fighting the Taliban in Kandahar called a ceasefire Thursday after the Taliban agreed to surrender, a spokesman for former Kandahar governor Gul Agha told news agency AFP. “I have talked to commanders and they have told me that there is no more fighting today as a result of the talks, said Qayyum Jan.
New Afghan interim leader Hamid Karzai told CNN Thursday that the Taliban militia had agreed to surrender Kandahar, its last stronghold.
Bureau Report