On June 7th, 2018, the government of Afghanistan announced a unilateral ceasefire was to occur between the 12th and 19th of June for Eid al-Fitr, the Islamic holiday marking the end of Ramadan. The measure was adopted for the first time in four decades of fighting, instability, and unrest…
Read more on how this could be a way forward for Afghanistan here.
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