Competing presidential inaugurations took place in Kabul on Monday. As Afghan President Ashraf Ghani took the oath of office for a second term, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, citing fraud, proclaimed himself president at a rival ceremony.
."That deal with the Taliban he so painstakingly worked out? It's at risk of being all for naught, thanks to the latest-and very serious-political crisis. And it has nothing to do with the Taliban."
The Taliban had agreed to and largely upheld a"reduction in violence" during the week preceding the signing of the peace accord. But its fighters have since been ordered to resume attacks on Afghan security forces while refraining, as had been agreed on in Doha, from targeting U.S. and NATO forces.against Taliban fighters attacking the Afghan military.
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