PESHAWAR: The Afghan Taliban have rejected talks with the United States and have called upon the Afghan people to unite against what they called the invading coalition forces led by America.

In a message distributed via a pamphlet, a copy of which is also available with Dawn, the leader of the Afghan Taliban Mullah Omar said the coalition forces in the war-torn country had already been defeated and the time for their complete ouster was fast approaching.

The distribution of the pamphlet indicates that members and active supporters of the Afghan Taliban are spread out across the region.

Omar urged Afghan citizens to leave the Afghan National Army and the US-led war and take care of their families instead. He further urged the Afghan people to join hands with the Taliban with the aim of serving their country.

The pamphlets were distributed in the Kacha Ghari refugee camp, Board Bazaar, Charsadda, Shamshato camp in Nowshera and through a majority of Afghan inhabited areas in Peshawar as well as the tribal areas.

The message which by subject is an Eid greeting from the Taliban chief has rejected the Border Security Agreement (BSA), enabling US to stay on in Afghanistan beyond 2014. It has also rejected the legitimacy of talks between the US and the Afghan government without Taliban endorsement.