Taliban’s last week on Lashkargah city, the provincial capital of Helmand province proved the insurgent group has broken promises not to target big cities, ministry of interior said.

Taliban launched massive attacks on the provincial capital from different directions on the weekend and took parts of Lashkar Gah for a short time.

The attack comes after the US special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad assured that the militants would reduce violence and not attack big cities after February’s peace deal Khalilzad signed with Taliban negotiators.

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