The Guardian: Taliban declare three-day Eid ceasefire as 11 killed in new bombing
Bus attack comes after jihadist group denies atrocity at secondary school that killed at least 50 mostly girls
The Taliban have announced a three-day ceasefire in Afghanistan after an upsurge in violence in which 11 people died in a bomb attack on a bus, and a gruesome attack on a girls’ school in Kabul that killed dozens.
A Taliban spokesman said the group would halt “all offensive operations” later this week to mark the end of Ramadan and the Muslim holiday of Eid.
The pause was being called in order to secure “a peaceful and secure atmosphere”, the spokesman added.
Afghanistan’s president, Ashraf Ghani, said his government would observe a similar truce. Ghani called on the Taliban to announce a permanent end to the country’s bloody war, amid fears the security situation is poised to get worse.
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WNU Editor: This so called three day ceasefire is only going to be used to consolidate forces and plan new attacks.
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WNU,
I agree. In the Muslim world it has always been like that.
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