Taliban militants have announced cease-fire with the government forces for three days to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid in Afghanistan. Foreign military in Afghanistan are excluded from the truce. https://twitter.com/BBCWorld/status/1005330572112224256 The announcement come in response to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday (706/2018) declared his own unconditional, week-long ceasefire against the Taliban, but not…
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Afghanistan: first attack since Ramadan
Eight people were killed and 45 wounded by multiple explosions at a sports stadium in the eastern city of Jalalabad late on Friday (18/05/2018) night, according to official sources. The blasts occurred at a football stadium in the city that was hosting a cricket match at the start of the holy month of Ramadan, Update:…