Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has offered peace talks without preconditions to the Taliban after 16 years of war. <br />''<br />''Speaking at a peace conference in Kabul yesterday, he proposed measures including a ceasefire and prisoner swaps. <br />''<br />''Previous peace talks offers have not stopped attacks by the Taliban, who have yet to respond to the offer. <br />''<br />''Mr Ghani offered to recognise the Taliban as a legitimate political group and held out the possibility that the Taliban could be removed from the international blacklists. <br />''<br />''He told delegates from 25 countries and organisations involved in the so-called Kabul Process that the Taliban are expected to give input to the peacemaking process.<br />''<br />''On Monday, the Taliban said they were prepared to enter direct talks with the US to find a peaceful solution to the conflict, but made no mention of negotiating with the government in Kabul. In the past, the Taliban have refused to talk to the Afghan government. <br />

Afghanistan President, Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday offered peace talks with the Taliban without condition. <br />''<br />''Speaking at Kabul Process Conference, which is aimed at discussing security and political issues in Afghanistan, Ghani proposed a ceasefire and a release of prisoners, saying he would be ready to accept a review of the constitution as part of a pact with the Taliban. <br />''<br />''About 23 countries including Pakistan are participating in the day long event. <br />''<br />''Foreign Secretary, Vijay K Gokhale is representing India at the conference.<br />''<br />''International bodies like the European Union, United Nations and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) are also scheduled to converge into the Afghan capital to attend the conference. <br />''<br />''The meeting aims to secure support for an agreement to end backing of cross-border terrorism and to find a peaceful solution in ending the decades-long insurgency in Afghanistan.<br />''<br />''Kabul, in recent times, has accused Islamabad of supporting cross-border terrorism and harbouring the Taliban.<br />