NSTworld: “The reduction in violence will start from 22 February and will last for one week,”
If the partial truce goes ahead, it would mark a historic step in more than 18 years of gruelling conflict in Afghanistan and would pave the way for a deal that could, ultimately, see the war end.
The United States has been in talks with the Taliban for more than a year to secure a deal in which it would pull out thousands of troops in return for Taliban security guarantees and commitments. The Taliban source in Pakistan said: “both sides have agreed to sign the agreement on February 29“, adding that talks between the Taliban and the government, needed to cement a broader peace deal, are slated to start March 10.
In Afghanistan’s southern province of Kandahar, which is seen as the Taliban’s heartland, one insurgent told AFP he had received orders to stand down. “Both sides have shown their commitment to sign the peace deal, and it’s a big development – a significant one.” Or, worse still, they say warring parties could exploit a lull to reconfigure their forces and secure a battlefield advantage.
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