Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah at a campaign rally in Kabul on Wednesday said his team is ready to quit elections for the sake of peace in Afghanistan “even if peace comes a day before or after the presidential polls”.

“If the opportunity comes one day before or after the elections, we are ready for that and there is no doubt in it,” Mr. Abdullah said.

NATO Senior Civilian Representative for Afghanistan, Nicolas Kay, said that international forces will remain in Afghanistan even after a peace agreement in order to support the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces.

His comments come two days after Reuters cited some unnamed Taliban members saying the US will cease its support to Afghan forces once a peace deal is signed.