Afghan Taliban leader says committed to deal with US

The leader of the Taliban said Wednesday that militants were committed to a landmark deal with the US, despite being accused of carrying out thousands of attacks in Afghanistan since it was signed. Haibatullah Akhundzada urged Washington “not to waste” the opportunity offered by the deal to end America’s longest war in a rare message released ahead of next week’s Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. “The…