(VOVworld) - The Taliban on Saturday refused to resume the long-stalled peace talks with the Afghan government unless international forces leave the country.

Former Taliban fighters sit alongside their weapons, prior to handing them over at a ceremony in Jalalabad in 2014 (Photo: Getty image)

Besides they said the international community should bring them out of the sanction list and Taliban prisoners should be freed.

The move appears to break the peace process in Afghanistan and damage attempts by the US, Pakistan, China, and Afghanistan to negotiate a peaceful resolution to the on-going conflict in Afghanistan

On Friday US President Barack Obama held a televised talk with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani during which Obama "underscored US support for a peace process that reduces violence and ensures lasting stability in Afghanistan and the region.