At least 15 dead in Afghanistan as Taliban announces Eid ceasefire All Taliban fighters are instructed to cease offensive operations across the country from the first to the third day of Eid-el Fitr, the Muslim holiday marking the end of Ramadan. 2 min read
At least 15 people, mainly civilians, were killed in Afghanistan on Monday, the same day Taliban militants announced a nationwide three-day truce for the upcoming Muslim Eid holidays.
The holidays are due to start either on Wednesday or Thursday, but the latest violence, which officials blamed on the Taliban, cast a pall over the news of any short-lived reduction in violence.
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Taliban Attacks Repelled in Multiple Fronts as Fighting Escalates
Heavy fighting is underway in several fronts across Afghanistan after Taliban launched attacks on the Afghan security forces’ security outposts in various regions of Ghazni, Maidan Wardak, Laghman, Baghlan and Helmand provinces over the last 24 hours.
In the latest wave of violent incident, Taliban stormed two security outposts in Arezo village on the outskirts of Ghazni city, killing at least 16 security force members and injuring three more.
In Maidan Wardak province, local officials have confirmed that in Maidan Shar city, three soldiers apparently associated with the Taliban opened fire and killed ten soldiers and then fled to a Taliban-controlled area along their military equipment.
Taliban insurgents attacked an army outpost in Afghanistan's southwestern Farah province killing at least seven soldiers, local officials said on Monday, as the country braces for violence after May 1, a previously agreed deadline for foreign.