The Afghan Taliban said Monday it will start a three-day cease-fire this week to celebrate the Muslim religious holiday of Eid al-Fitr. This comes weeks of increasing violence in Afghanistan. Just two days ago, an explosion near a girls’ high school in the Afghan capital Kabul killed at least 68 people and wounded more than 165, most of the victims being students. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. The Afghan government leadership says the Taliban was behind the attack, but the Taliban denies committing it.
An Afghan Taliban spokesman today announced a three-day cease-fire for Eid al-Fitr this week. According to a Reuters report today, the Afghan Taliban said Monday that “the mujahideen are once again providing an atmosphere of peace and security for our compatriots during Eid al-Fitr so that they can celebrate this joyous occasion, and we order all mujahideen… Cease all offensive operations.”
Taliban spokesman Mohammad Naeem was tweeted as such.
Eid al-Fitr begins on Wednesday or Thursday of this week.
Just two days ago, an explosion near a girls’ high school in the Afghan capital Kabul killed at least 68 people and wounded more than 165, most of the victims being students.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. The Taliban denied any involvement in the bombing and condemned it.
According to AFP news agency, the Taliban is accused of bombing the outskirts of a school in the capital Kabul on the 8th, killing at least 68 people, mostly girls. According to the Taliban (Taliban) issued a statement that will be from the first to the third day of Eid al-Fitr (Eid al-Fitr) throughout the country suspended fighting against the enemy, “However, during this period, if the enemy launched any invasion or attack, we will also be ready to fight in self-defense.
The Taliban announced a similar ceasefire last year for Eid al-Fitr.
This past Saturday, a series of bombings outside a girls’ school in the Shia Muslim neighborhood of Dasht-e-Barchi in Kabul killed at least 68 people and wounded 165, the deadliest attack in more than a year, as many residents were out shopping before the holiday.
AFP said peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban are stumbling, but the U.S. continues to withdraw its remaining 2,500 troops by Sept. 11 this year as scheduled, ending 20 years of war.
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