The Taliban on Monday denied media reports that its leadership was to announce a short cease-fire, a key US demand for resuming peace talks. On Sunday, various international media outlets cited unnamed Taliban sources as saying the group’s leadership, after days of consultation, had agreed to a one-week truce. Taliban spokesmen Suhail Shaheen and Zabihullah Mujahid refuted the reports. Mujahid described the reports as “false,” saying the Taliban “has no ...