Taliban will not recognize any Afghan govt.

The Taliban say that they will not recognize any government that takes power in Afghanistan, adding that it would fall after the withdrawal of the foreign forces.

It makes no difference who wins the troubled presidential election, Taliban spokesman Yousuf Ahmadi told AFP in the southern city of Kandahar.

"We want neither Hamid Karzai nor Abdullah Abdullah." Ahmadi said, referring to the two main rivals in the poll.

The final uncertified count for the hotly-contested election indicated a Karzai victory, with the president gaining over 54.6 percent of the vote and his rival, Abdullah, winning less than 27.8 percent.

The election has been overshadowed by allegations of widespread fraud threatening to undermine the final outcome.

The Taliban has long conditioned talks on a withdrawal of US and NATO forces.

"In no circumstances are we ready to negotiate," said Ahmadi, calling on "the invaders who defile Afghan land" to leave.

"Our resistance makes the international forces very frightened," he added.

"The government will fall with the departure of international forces. A real defeat awaits the invaders."

The eight-year old conflict has claimed the lives of many Afghan civilians. According to the UN, more than 2,000 Afghan civilians were killed in 2008, whereas NATO maintains that 200 civilians were killed by foreign troops last year.