News Hour
By TOLOnews
TOLOnews 10pm News 21 June 2018
The US continues to remain reluctant to hold direct talks with the Taliban but Washington does however appear to be optimistic about the prospect of peace following the successful three-day ceasefire between the Afghan government and the Taliban.
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Thursday said the Taliban has increased their offensives on at least seven provinces following the end of the group’s three-day Eid-ul-Fitr ceasefire.