{"id":52417,"date":"2018-06-20T17:47:20","date_gmt":"2018-06-20T17:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/06\/20\/ceasefire-over-us-led-coalition-downplays-taliban-attack-that-killed-30-afghan-soldiers\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T10:30:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T10:30:40","slug":"ceasefire-over-us-led-coalition-downplays-taliban-attack-that-killed-30-afghan-soldiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/06\/20\/ceasefire-over-us-led-coalition-downplays-taliban-attack-that-killed-30-afghan-soldiers\/","title":{"rendered":"Ceasefire over, US-led coalition downplays Taliban attack that killed up to 30 Afghan soldiers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials with the Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan are downplaying an attack on a military base there that marked the first attack by the Taliban since a historic three-day ceasefire over the Eid al-Fitr holiday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">British Army Lt. 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Richard Cripwell, deputy commander of the Resolute Support <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/04\/17\/the-101st-airborne-division-is-back-in-afghanistan\/\">mission<\/a>, in a briefing Wednesday with reporters at the Pentagon, dismissed the notion that Taliban militants used the holiday and ceasefire as an opportunity to gather military intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier Wednesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/06\/19\/british-special-forces-soldier-killed-six-taliban-in-pitch-black-viet-cong-style-tunnel-fight\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Taliban<\/a> militants captured a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/05\/30\/why-should-the-us-stay-in-afghanistan-the-commander-of-coalition-forces-offers-his-views-as-he-departs\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">military<\/a> base in the western province of Badghis, killing as many as 30 Afghan soldiers in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked if the Taliban picked out future targets for attack when militants made their way into cities across the county to pray during the holiday, Cripwell quickly disagreed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCandidly, the Taliban that came into Kabul on Saturday seemed more focused on taking selfies, going to the barber, buying ice cream and things like that. I saw no evidence of any military activity,\u201d Cripwell said during his video update. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead, Cripwell chose to focus on the ceasefire and the positives that came along with it, most notably how it showed the potential for future <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/05\/31\/the-top-us-general-in-afghanistan-says-some-taliban-are-interested-in-peace\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">peace<\/a> between the Taliban and the Afghan government. <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/06\/19\/despite-17-years-of-war-next-us-commander-in-afghanistan-sees-progress\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4428063.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Despite 17 years of war, next US commander in Afghanistan sees progress<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Army Lt. 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