US launches first Taliban air strikes since Afghan ceasefire end

The US launched its first air strikes against the Taliban since a rare ceasefire between the insurgents and Afghan forces ended more than a week ago, the US military said Friday. The two assaults took place on Thursday and Friday in separate provinces in Afghanistan, US forces spokesman Sonny Leggett said on Twitter. "These were the 1st US airstrikes against (the Taliban) since the start of the Eid ceasefire," he wrote.

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