Taliban Willing to Halt Attacks on Cities Temporarily
10 Jul 2021, 06:35 GMT+10
ISLAMABAD - A Taliban delegation in Moscow said Friday that the group would not attack provincial capitals even as news emerged that Taliban militants had attacked the capital of Afghanistan s Kandahar province.
Kandahar s police force said it had received reinforcements and was able to repulse the attack.
At a press conference in Moscow broadcast live by Afghan TV, Shahabuddin Delawar, the leader of the Taliban delegation, said the group had decided to avoid attacking cities to prevent bloodshed.
Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid told VOA the moratorium on attacking the cities was temporary.
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