US will honor temporary cease-fire in Afghanistan, but still target ISIS, al Qaeda

Published June 7, 2018 11:43am ET



The U.S. military says it will honor a temporary cease-fire with the Taliban announced by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Thursday, but will continue counterterrorism operations targeting the Islamic State, al Qaeda, and other groups.

Ghani announced a weeklong cease-fire to coincide with the end of the Ramadan fasting month, Eid.

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