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Afghanistan: President Declares End to Taliban Truce, Renewal of Ops

Afghanistan: President Declares End to Taliban Truce, Renewal of Ops
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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani declared the end of a truce with the extremist Taliban movement, saying that the operations of the country's armed forces will resume, TOLO news broadcaster reported.

Afghanistan: President Declares End to Taliban Truce, Renewal of Ops

"The nation has shown they are ready for reconciliation," Ghani said, as quoted by the TOLO news broadcaster, adding that many members of the Taliban are seeking peace and the truce has proved that the movement is tired of war.

At the same time, efforts aimed at reaching peace have been underway, with Kabul trying hard to achieve results, the president added.

On June 7, Ghani declared a unilateral truce with the Taliban from June 11 to June 19 to mark Eid al-Fitr holiday.

Ten days later, the president prolonged the ceasefire by 10 days and called on the Taliban fighters to follow the suit.

The Taliban complied with the three-day Eid truce, but rejected the government's request to prolong the ceasefire, announcing that it would continue fighting against government forces.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

 

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