US ramps up airstrikes on Taliban after Eid ceasefire ends

[Aspen]

The United States military says it has conducted its first air raids against the Taliban since a rare ceasefire between the armed group and Afghan government forces ended more than a week ago.

There was no immediate comment from the Taliban following the announcement on Friday.

Colonel Sonny Leggett, spokesman for US forces in Afghanistan, said one set of air raids took place on Friday afternoon in western Farah province, targeting 25 Taliban fighters who were attacking Afghan forces.

Hours earlier, on Thursday night, the US air forces struck an unknown number of Taliban in southern Kandahar province.

"These were the 1st US airstrikes against (the Taliban) since the start of the Eid ceasefire," Leggett wrote. "We reiterate: All sides must reduce violence to allow the peace process to take hold," he added.

Leggett did not elaborate on the air raids or their targets. However, an Afghan government official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to talk to the media, was quoted as saying by The Associated Press newa agency that three senior Taliban commanders and at least 13 other fighters were killed in the Farah attacks.

On May 23, the Taliban announced a surprise three-day ceasefire with Afghan forces starting the next day to coincide with Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.

The government in Kabul welcomed the move and ordered its forces to comply with the ceasefire.

There has since been an overall drop in violence across the country, with the Afghan government accelerating the release of hundreds of Taliban prisoners and saying it is ready to start the long-delayed peace talks with the Taliban.

Washington signed a landmark agreement with the Taliban in February, in which it pledged to withdraw all US troops in return for security guarantees.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020...s-taliban-ceasefire-ends-200605121833558.html

 

[Foxtrot Delta]

20 years... Aren't they tired or exhausted now ?

 

[Dalit]

Let's keep the Yanks tied up.

 

[Aspen]

20 years... Aren't they tired or exhausted now ?

Afghanistan will be a permanent war unless Pakistan gets serious about it

Every 10 years US pretends to be interested in ending Afghan war so they don't look like colonial imperialists

 

[Foxtrot Delta]

Afghanistan will be a permanent war unless Pakistan gets serious about it

If i had any authority i would suggest forming a union territory with afghanistan with local provincial level autonomy as available in pakistan perhaps a bit better freedom. Ruled by their own guided by their own elders as they see fit.

Areas under taliban to them and areas under persians under their own rule and liberals under their own provicnes rule.

But together as a union with established provinces to avoid claim of authority.

That would connect us both afghans and pakistaniz to iran iran and central asian istan countries to the north our naturally allies.

We could be an example for them to form an ever bigger union of istans. Everyone free and ruling their own lands and cities under one allegence flag. (Most preferably Islam) no shia no sunni.

However for that reality i don't have any authority and those who do have authority have other plans everyone seeking to rule others

While infact each of us should rule and lead our own people.

Im observing patiently lets see what happens. Indians and russians always seem to create trouble now americans and chinese are there....

I see no unity perhaps we deserve divisions until truth comes.

 

[Aspen]

If i had any authority i would suggest forming a union territory with afghanistan with local provincial level autonomy as available in pakistan perhaps a bit better freedom. Ruled by their own guided by their own elders as they see fit.

Areas under taliban to them and areas under persians under their own rule and liberals under their own provicnes rule.

But together as a union with established provinces to avoid claim of authority.

That would connect us both afghans and pakistaniz to iran iran and central asian istan countries to the north our naturally allies.

We could be an example for them to form an ever bigger union of istans. Everyone free and ruling their own lands and cities under one allegence flag. (Most preferably Islam) no shia no sunni.

However for that reality i don't have any authority and those who do have authority have other plans everyone seeking to rule others

While infact each of us should rule and lead our own people.

Im observing patiently lets see what happens. Indians and russians always seem to create trouble now americans and chinese are there....

I see no unity perhaps we deserve divisions until truth comes.

Absolute bare minimum should be to form some kind of bloc union between Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan for free trade and stronger economic investment and diplomatic ties between each other. If we achieve even this much it will be a big deal.

 

[Foxtrot Delta]

Absolute bare minimum should be to form some kind of bloc union between Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan for free trade and stronger economic investment and diplomatic ties between each other. If we achieve even this much it will be a big deal.

It has to be full union otherwise its not possible.