Ashraf Ghani

Afghanistan delays elections in Kandahar after Taliban attack

Afghanistan postponed legislative elections in Kandahar after a Taliban attack on a security meeting killed a police chief and threatened stability

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Afghanistan: Rockets hit Ghazni during president’s visit

Three rockets hit the Afghanistan city of Ghazni during a visit by President Ashraf Ghani in an apparent display of strength by militants

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Afghanistan: President Ghani offers Taliban 3-month conditional ceasefire

Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani declared a provisional three-month ceasefire with the Taliban to begin on Eid al-Adha

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Afghanistan: Ghani orders resumption of operations against the Taliban

Afghan security forces resumed operations after President Ashraf Ghani declared an end to the unilateral ceasefire with the Taliban

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Taliban orders fighters to avoid ceasefire celebrations after deadly attack

The Taliban ordered its fighters in Afghanistan to avoid gatherings, a day after a suicide bomber killed dozens of people celebrating an unprecedented ceasefire

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In Afghanistan, ceasefires will amount to little in a war that has raged for years

Afghanistan’s temporary ceasefire is better than none, but likely represents little more than a brief interlude in a war poised to rage for many years, Michael Kugelman says

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Suicide bomber hits Afghanistan ministry hours before ceasefire with Taliban starts

At least 12 people were killed and 31 wounded by a suicide bomber outside a government ministry in Kabul, a day before a government ceasefire with the Taliban begins

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Taliban announce temporary ceasefire, overlapping with Afghan government’s pause

The Taliban announced its first ceasefire in Afghanistan since the 2001 US invasion, with a three-day halt in hostilities against the country's security forces

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Afghan President Ghani announces temporary unilateral ceasefire with the Taliban

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani announced a temporary ceasefire with the Taliban coinciding with the end of the Ramadan holiday

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Afghan president Ghani apologizes for Kunduz airstrike that killed 30 children

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani apologized to the families of dozens of children killed in an Afghan Air Force strike on a religious school in Kunduz province last month

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