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2 Mar, 08:49
Taliban announce resumption of military action in Afghanistan
The Afghan authorities and the Taliban had earlier agreed to a "reduced violence period" in the country, which by now ended
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MOSCOW, March 2. /TASS/. Afghanistan’s Taliban movement announced that the "reduced violence period" is over and announced resumption of military action against the Afghanistan government forces, a movement representative told AFP.
No further details are available at the moment.
The Afghan authorities and the Taliban agreed to a "reduced violence period" in the country, which began at midnight on February 22. Reuters reported that the agreement was supposed to last seven days.
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