KABUL – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani responds over peace deal with AfghanTaliban under the present circumstances of terrorism.

Peace with the Taliban is “meaningless”, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani saidon Thursday, hours after a powerful car bombing by the Taliban in thenation’s capital, Kabul, killed at least ten civilians.

It was the second major deal attack in less than a week by the hardlinegroup that has already reached “agreement in principle” with the USfollowing nine months of talks in the Gulf state of Qatar.

Today’s attack in Kabul which took place only few meters away from NATOmilitary compound and US embassy killed at least ten people including twoforeign soldiers with one of them believed to be an American and wounded 42others.

Mr. Ghani condemned today’s attack by the Taliban as a criminal act andcalled on the international community not to stay silent towards suchattacks by the militant group.

“Seeking peace with this group who is still pursuing the killing of theinnocent people is meaningless,” President Ghani said in a statement.