Afghan President Orders Troops to Resume Operations Against Taliban

Afghan President Orders Troops to Resume Operations Against Taliban
Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani speaks at a panel discussion at Asia Society in Manhattan, New York on Sept. 20, 2017. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
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KABUL—Afghan President Ashraf Ghani declared a formal end to his government’s ceasefire with the Taliban on Saturday but called on the insurgents to agree to full peace talks following a three-day truce during this month’s Eid holiday.

“It is now the Taliban’s decision, whether they want to keep killing or join the peace process,” Ghani told a news conference in Kabul where he repeated an appeal for comprehensive peace talks.