The Taliban didn't shoot at US forces in Afghanistan a single time for three months, DoD claims
Jared Keller
Aug 18, 2020 3:07 PM EDT
The Taliban didn't conduct a single attack against U.S. or coalition forces over three months this spring, according to a new report from the Defense Department Inspector General, an almost miraculous occurrence given the uptick in violence against Afghan security forces since the signing of the U.S.-Taliban peace agreement in February.
According to the new IG report covering the time period of April 1 through June 30, U.S. Forces-Afghanistan claimed that the Taliban "did not conduct any attacks against U.S. or coalition forces this quarter" in line with the February 29th agreement between the U.S. and the militant group.
While the reported reduction in violence led to a resulting 80 percent decrease in airstrikes conducted by U.S. and coalition forces over that same period, the Pentagon reported that the Taliban had in fact increased its attacks on Afghan National Defense and Security Forces and Afghan government officials.
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