On Thursday 1 October, EU Special Envoy for Afghanistan, Roland Kobia, stressed the importance of respecting the ceasefire in the country, as peace negotiations are under way between the government and the Taliban.
“We all have to be very strict in our language regarding the ceasefire”, he told the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs, denouncing an unprecedented level of violence in recent weeks. “The call for a ceasefire must be more unanimous and unambiguous”, the...