Afghan clashes resume after Eid ceasefire as U.S. troops begin pullout


  • World
  • Tuesday, 18 May 2021

KABUL (Reuters) - Heavy fighting between Afghan security forces and Taliban insurgents resumed on Monday after a three-day ceasefire announced by both sides for the Muslim holiday of Eid, officials said.

Taliban Islamists have staged a months-long campaign to expand their influence across the country as the United States began withdrawing troops from May 1 and closed some bases in keeping with a peace deal it signed with the Taliban last year.

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