Acting Defense Minister Asadullah Khalid, during the induction ceremony of Gen. Yasin Zia as the new chief of army staff and Shah Mahmood Miakhel as the deputy minister of the interior on Thursday, said that the Taliban are "killing Afghan citizens in the name of Islam, but are "at peace with the Americans."

“I do not know what reason they (Taliban) have for fighting with Afghan and Muslim soldiers, but they say we have a ceasefire with the Americans,” said Khalid.

Khalid also said that violence has not decreased:

“Not only has the violence not been reduced, but it has increased compared to last year,” Khalid added.

In this episode host Karim Amini discusses the topic with the following guests:

Tariq Arian, Ministry of Interior spokesman

Amanullah Paiman, military analyst