by Mushtaq Yusufzai, Saphora Smith
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani inspects an honor guard at the presidential palace in Kabul.
Peshwar, Pakistan — The Taliban's top military council (click here) was meeting Thursday to decide whether to accept Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's cease-fire offer, two senior commanders told NBC News.
Ghani announced earlier that government troops would observe a cease-fire beginning on 27 Ramadan, or June 12 on the Western calendar, and last through the Eid al-Fitr holiday, or around June 19. A statement from the president's office said the cease-fire does not include Al Qaeda or the Islamic State.
The group’s leadership "will thoroughly discuss the pros and cons of the cease-fire announcement," said a member of the Taliban council....
