TY  - BOOK
TI  - Building on Afghanistan’s fleeting ceasefire / 
T2  - (Asia Report No. 298)
AV  - Pamphlet DS371.4. B855 2018
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Brussels, Belgium : 
PB  - International Crisis Group (ICG), 
KW  - Afghan War, 2001-
KW  - Peace-building – Afghanistan
KW  - Internal security – Afghanistan
KW  - National security – Afghanistan
KW  - Rural development – Afghanistan
KW  - Afghanistan – Foreign relations
KW  - Afghanistan – Politics and government – 2001-
N1  - Cover title.
“19 July 2018”—cover page.
“International Crisis Group (ICG)”—at head of title
; Contents: Executive summary—I. Introduction—II. How did the ceasefire happen?—III. Jubilation as the guns fall (mostly) silent—IV. The Taliban’s refusal to extended the ceasefire—V. The ceasefire’s implications—VI. Kickstarting peace talks—VII. Conclusion—Appendices
N2  - Summary: “For three days over the Eid al-Fitr holiday, Afghanistan witnessed an historic ceasefire by the main parties to its decades-long and ever bloodier conflict. A steep drop in violence brought a brief sense of normalcy to Afghans exhausted by war and prompted countrywide festivities. The truce proved there is a strong domestic constituency for peace. It also revealed coherence in the chain of command among both the Afghan security forces and the Taliban, as unit leaders, though often taken aback by the order to stop fighting, overwhelmingly complied. All sides should seize the opening…”—(summary pages)
UR  -  http://doi.org/10.29171/azu_acku_pamphlet_ds371_4_b855_2018
ER  -