Ashraf Ghani

Jun- 2018 -

30 June

Afghanistan: Ghani orders resumption of operations against the Taliban

Afghan security forces resumed operations after President Ashraf Ghani declared an end to the unilateral ceasefire with the Taliban

17 June

The governor of Afghanistan's Badghis province, Jamaluddin Ishaq, poses with civilians and Taliban fighters

Staff Writer with AFP

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Taliban orders fighters to avoid ceasefire celebrations after deadly attack

The Taliban ordered its fighters in Afghanistan to avoid gatherings, a day after a suicide bomber killed dozens of people celebrating an unprecedented ceasefire

12 June

An Afghan National Army special forces soldier, right, talks with a potential Afghan Local Police candidate in Helmand province, Afghanistan

Michael Kugelman

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In Afghanistan, ceasefires will amount to little in a war that has raged for years

Afghanistan’s temporary ceasefire is better than none, but likely represents little more than a brief interlude in a war poised to rage for many years, Michael Kugelman says

11 June

The Afghanistan Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development in Kabul

Staff Writer with AFP

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Suicide bomber hits Afghanistan ministry hours before ceasefire with Taliban starts

At least 12 people were killed and 31 wounded by a suicide bomber outside a government ministry in Kabul, a day before a government ceasefire with the Taliban begins

9 June

Staff Writer with AFP

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Taliban announce temporary ceasefire, overlapping with Afghan government’s pause

The Taliban announced its first ceasefire in Afghanistan since the 2001 US invasion, with a three-day halt in hostilities against the country's security forces

7 June

Joanne Stocker

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Afghan President Ghani announces temporary unilateral ceasefire with the Taliban

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani announced a temporary ceasefire with the Taliban coinciding with the end of the Ramadan holiday

May- 2018 -

16 May

Shoes of victims of an Afghan Air Force airstrike at a religious school in a Taliban-controlled part of Dasht-e-Archi, Kunduz province

Joanne Stocker

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Afghan president Ghani apologizes for Kunduz airstrike that killed 30 children

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani apologized to the families of dozens of children killed in an Afghan Air Force strike on a religious school in Kunduz province last month

Apr- 2018 -

19 April

Shadi Khan Saif

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Deadly airstrike on school is latest blow to Afghanistan peace prospects

Afghanistan saw yet another deadly government air raid claim multiple civilian lives, but is now witnessing a landmark civic movement in a bid to keep the hope of peace alive amid escalating violence.

Mar- 2018 -

14 March

Staff Writer with AFP

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Taliban stops short of rejecting Afghan president’s peace plan

The Taliban's muted response to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's offer of peace talks reflects an internal debate over the merits of engaging with a government that the group has long viewed as illegitimate

6 March

Opinion Editor

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Ghani’s peace offer to the Taliban: A long shot, but worth a shot

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani was right to offer peace to the Taliban, and he deserves praise for making such a politically risky move, Michael Kugelman and Nishtha Sharma argue