Ceasefire.

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Once more Afghan stuff. The battle continues. The Taliban are not yet triumphant? The "done" deal is hardly a done deal?

First from the Russian Internet media outlet Sputnik and thanks to same.

1. "Scores of Taliban Fighters Flee to Pakistan After Afghan Forces Claim To Have Retaken Spin Boldak"

THE TOWN OF SPIN BOLDAK ONCE MORE UNDER CONTROL OF THE MILITARY FORCES [ANSF] OF THE AFGHAN CENTRAL GOVERNMENT IN KABUL.

"The Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) on Friday regained control of the border town of Spin Boldak from the Taliban, Afghan government sources confirmed to Sputnik."

Someone in the ANSF has a lot of gumption and is showing guts and resilience in the face of potential defeat? The outcome is far from certain?

Additionally also from Sputnik:

2. "Taliban Vows to Slash Military Ops in Exchange for Prisoner Release, Removal From UN Blacklist"

"The Taliban* has been defeating Afghan forces across the country since the American-led forces began to withdraw from the country on 1 May. It now claims to control nearly 85 percent of Afghanistan."

"The Taliban movement has proposed limiting military operations in Afghanistan and not a ceasefire, the group's spokesman Mohammad Naeem told Sputnik on Thursday."

"Earlier in the day, Afghanistan's 1TV News reported that the Taliban had pledged to declare a three-month ceasefire if the Afghan government releases 7,000 prisoners and the movement is removed from the United Nations' terrorism blacklist."

Normally you might expect the Taliban to be far less than conciliatory toward the Afghan central government. A willingness to limit combat activities and even negotiations [?] with the adversary indicates some sort of weakness hardly can we perceive? Strange?

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