Taliban warns Helmand youths participating in peace sit-in

AVA- Taliban group spokesman Qari yousuf Ahmadi in a statement said the participants of the sit-in in Helmand must organize demonstrations near the foreign forces base against, rather than organizing protests in the areas under the control of Taliban.
Qari Ahmadi went on to claim that the group has been forced to wage war due to the presence of the foreign forces in Afghanistan.
He also warned that the intelligence circles are attempting to use the sit-in in their favor, emphasizing that the sit-in participants would be responsible for any possible incident.
This comes as hundreds of youths in Helmand, including men and women, started a sit-in, in support of the peace process in Helmand.
The sit-in has been ongoing for the past five days as the participants call on the Taliban and government to end the violence by declaring a cease fire and participating in reconciliation process
The leaders of the sit-in are saying that they will march towards Musa Qala district which is considered as the stronghold of the Taliban in a bid to advocate in favor of the reconciliation process.
However, the Taliban group says that they are concerned that certain intelligence agencies may use the opportunity to sabotage the movement.