Building on Afghanistan’s fleeting ceasefire / International Crisis Group (ICG).

Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: (Asia Report No. 298)Publication details: Brussels, Belgium : International Crisis Group (ICG), 2018.Description: ii, 24 pages : color map ; 30 cmSubject(s): LOC classification:
  • Pamphlet DS371.4. B855 2018
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Contents:
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.
Summary: 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).
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Cover title.
“19 July 2018”—cover page.
“International Crisis Group (ICG)”—at head of title.

Includes bibliographical references.

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.

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).

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