Rubio also thanked the UAE and Qatar for their support.

The partial reopening comes after days of negotiations between Taliban and Pakistani officials, which had failed to produce a broader.

Sources in Zabul told Amu TV that fighting broke out Monday night in Shimalzai district along the border with Pakistan.

The truce, which began March 18 during the Eid al-Fitr holiday, provided a short period of relative calm along parts.

According to sources in Kandahar who spoke to Amu TV, Akhundzada has held several consultative meetings in recent days with.

Sebastian Gorka, deputy assistant to President Trump and senior director for counterterrorism at the National Security Council, made the remarks.