The partial truce between the US, the insurgents and Afghan forces lasted for the week running up to the signing of the US-Taliban accord in Doha on Saturday, and was extended over the weekend. “The reduction in violence… has ended now and our operations will continue as normal,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told AFP. Soon after, an Afghan army commander told AFP the Taliban were attacking military positions in the northwest province of Badghis. “Ghani’s stand shows that the Americans hadn’t done the groundwork before signing the agreement,” a Taliban source in Pakistan said. They also vowed to continue operations against the Afghan government until an “Islamic system” of government is restored.

Source: Punch March 02, 2020 20:37 UTC