President Ashraf Ghani in meeting with civil society members and journalists at the Presidential Palace on Tuesday evening warned that pressure on government to act "illegally" regarding peace is not acceptable.

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Ghani said peace has conditions and that Afghans will set the limits for talks.

"The peace talks are without conditions but peace has conditions and the Afghan nation will set the limits for the talks. It will not be acceptable for us if there is pressure on us to act illegally," Ghani said.
He said government has agreed with the United States to have detailed discussions on every issue that the Afghan people are concerned about in the context of peace.

Ghani warned that the security forces will defend the country as long as peace talks reach a result.

"We cannot surrender to anyone and as long as the peace talks do not reach a result, we will defend our soil with dignity," Ghani said.

Ghani said the emphasize is on a ceasefire and on providing conditions for comprehensive talks.

At the same event, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah said Afghans are tired of war and that they are looking forward to see a peaceful future.

He said there will be no "compromise" on peace.