The Afghan Taliban have rejected the unity deal reached by the government as a “sham”, planned by the US and said they would continue with their war, reported Reuters.
"Installing Ashraf Ghani and forming a bogus administration will never be acceptable to the Afghans," spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in a statement.
"The Americans must understand that our soil and land belong to us and all decisions and agreements are made by Afghans, not by the U.S. foreign secretary or ambassador," he said.
"We reject this American process and vow to continue our jihad until we free our nation from occupation and until we pave the way for a pure Islamic government."
The deal to form a unity government was signed after months of wrangling between Ashraf Ghani, who will now become president and runner-up Abdullah Abdullah, who will nominate a chief executive, with powers similar to a prime minister.
Mr Ghani and Mr Abdullah had accused each other of fraud after the elections earlier this year, but the deal, reached in August averted potential violence.