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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani announced Saturday the official resumption of hostilities against the Taliban at the end of a unilateral ceasefire proposed by the government and that the insurgents have agreed for a few days.
"The ceasefire is over, the Afghan defense and security forces are allowed to resume military operations," said the head of state.
"The announcement of our ceasefire was greeted with enthusiasm by the people and the rest of the world.Peace in the hands of the Government and the Taliban.The government has agreed to launch the. initiative and now it belongs to the Taliban to bring a positive response. "
President Ghani has decreed a one-week ceasefire al-Fitr aid, which marks the end of Ramadan, which the Taliban respected for three days
During this period, the entry of unarmed insurgents in Kabul and other cities provoked scenes of fraternization and
Ghani proposes to extend the truce for another ten days, starting June 20, but this time the insurgents do not accept it.
The truce excludes the Islamic State group present mainly in the eastern and northern parts of the country.
It was the first time that the Taliban accepted a ceasefire, 17 years after the offensive of an international coalition that ousted the group in October 2001, a few weeks after the Attacks of 11 of September
* AFP
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