<span style="color: #222222;">An Afghan official says the priority for his government is to hold Presidential elections later this month rather than reach a peace deal with the Taliban.<br />'' <br />'' Presidential spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said today that a legitimate peace deal with Taliban can only come after the elections scheduled for September 28.<br />'' <br />''<br />''US President Donald Trump abruptly ended talks finalising a deal with the Taliban last week. Afghanistan's elections were widely expected to be delayed under any US-Taliban deal.</span>