Tribal sheikhs in eastern Afghanistan have achieved something that has been difficult for world leaders for a long time, which is the conclusion of a ceasefire agreement between the Taliban and the Afghan government.
There were calls for a one-month cessation of hostilities in the region. Alingar is in Laghman Province (East), one of the regions most affected by the violence, so that farmers can harvest wheat and students can sit for annual exams.
A resident of Alingar, Jaber Al-Kozai, told Reuters on Wednesday: “The ceasefire was something that the most powerful countries in the world were trying to achieve in Afghanistan, but unfortunately failed.”
The tribal elders wrote a letter on the cessation of fighting signed by two local officials from the Taliban and the government.
There has been no news of any fighting in Alingar since the start of the ceasefire on Tuesday, even if other parts of the region have seen Laghman violent clashes.
The local ceasefire agreement, which will last until June 21, is not the first of its kind during the war, but it comes at a sensitive time as fighting intensified across the country after Washington announced that it would withdraw All American forces by September.
Mentioned Sadad T in the Taliban movement, in an interview with “Reuters” agency, that it agreed to conclude the agreement, which it described as “for the benefit of the local population and not the government.”
The letter of the request consists of one page and signed by local government officials, the army and the Taliban. Provided that both sides remain in the areas they actually control, and neither side will undertake any moves or operations during the ceasefire period.
