a full—scale assault
on the city of ghazni by the taliban
last week that killed as many as 150
civilians and destroyed houses
and a local market.
us special forces in ghazni have
warned that there is still a danger
posed by undetonated explosives.
ss you can see from this picture,
a clearing operation
is still underway.
the latest fighting has raised
questions over prospects for peace
talks between the taliban
and the western—backed government
ahead of next week's eid al—adha,
a major annual muslim festival.
taliban officials have
told reporters they were
considering a ceasefire,
but there has so far
been no confirmation.
here's auliya atrafi in kabul.
it was just after 10:30am when two
assa ila nts
it was just after 10:30am when two
assailants climbed an empty building
and started shooting at a base where
the afghan intelligence service
officers are being trained. it took
security forces about six hours to