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Taliban pushed out of the city by gov t forces after offensive in Afghanistan

Taliban pushed out of the city by gov t forces after offensive in Afghanistan
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3-Day Ceasefire Gives Some Respite to Afghans

3-Day Ceasefire Gives Some Respite to Afghans A temporary truce to mark the end of Ramadan mostly held, allowing Afghans to celebrate in relative peace. May 17, 2021 Afghans on a swing boat in Sharana, Paktika, celebrating Eid al-Fitr and the accompanying ceasefire (May 14, 2021). Credit: Franz J. Marty Advertisement PAKTIA / PAKTIKA, AFGHANISTAN  Despite ongoing efforts to end the decades-old conflict in Afghanistan, the country continues to see high levels of violence. However, during three days in mid-May, Afghans experienced a rare respite, as the Taliban and the Afghan government separately announced ceasefires over Eid al-Fitr, the holiday marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. Both sides mostly adhered to the truce, but the ceasefire, as expected, failed to have an impact beyond the three days that it lasted.

South Asia Weekly | XIII; 52

Ayjaz Wani On 20 December, Pakistan’s Minister for Defence Production Zuba­ida Jalal officially opened another border crossing point with Iran to facilitate trade and travel between the two historically-linked countries. The minister also inaugurated an immigration office at the new Gwadar-Ramdhan entry point, about 130 km from the strategic Chabahar port in Iran, being built by India. The crossing is suitably located for bilateral import and export of fruits, construction material, livestock and petroleum products. The opening of this crossing was finalised during the visit of Iranian Foreign Minister Dr Javad Zarifto Pakistan on 12 November. As per the agreement, more border crossing points will be opened in the near future. Speaking on the occasion, the minister said that the opening of another international border crossing-point underlines the stre­n­gthening bilateral ties and increasing economic acti­vities.

Fire From the Sky: The Afghan Taliban s Drones – The Diplomat

Fire From the Sky: The Afghan Taliban’s Drones Despite ongoing peace negotiations, the Taliban continue their attacks, recently incorporating weaponized commercially available drones into their arsenal. December 22, 2020 A commercially available quadcopter drone raises a Taliban flag reportedly somewhere in the southern Afghan province of Helmand; date unknown, shared on Twitter on November 9, 2020 Credit: Twitter Advertisement SAYED KARAM, PAKTIA, AFGHANISTAN   While the Taliban have since at least 2016 used camera-equipped commercial drones to film propaganda footage, it was, as far as it could be determined, only in early October 2020 that they began to use such unmanned aerial vehicles for attacks. Although, as of writing, there have been few such attacks with weaponized commercial drones, they are significant for several reasons. They exemplify that the Taliban remain despite engaging the Afghan government and other Afghan stakeholders in pe

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