17-06-2018 19:02 via yahoo.com

Taliban say ceasefire will not be extended, as suicide attack kills 18

A suicide attack in restive eastern Afghanistan on Sunday killed at least 18 people in a crowd celebrating the Eid holiday, the second assault in as many days to mar an unprecedented ceasefire.There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the suicide attack in Jalalabad city, outside the office of the Nangarhar provincial governor.The Islamic State group, which was not part of the truce, had claimed an even deadlier blast near the city a day earlier.
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