On Tuesday 21 August, the spokesperson for the European External Action Service (EEAS) urged all parties to the conflict in Afghanistan, notably the Taliban, to accept President Ashraf Ghani's offer of a conditional three-month ceasefire.
This ceasefire "offers an invaluable chance for halting the on-going violence in Afghanistan, if all parties to the conflict, starting by the Taliban, show the determination and political courage needed to respect this offer", the spokesperson said in...