The three-day Eid ceasefire announced by the Taliban is a rare and brief respite for Afghans. “It’s time to end the forever war,” the US president, Joe Biden, said as he announced the US’s departure last month. Americans can walk away, but Afghans cannot. Whoever rules the country, foreign aid will be required to give people access to services such as education and health. The west has walked away from the battlefield; it must not walk away from the Afghan people.

Source: The Guardian May 13, 2021 18:00 UTC