An agreement that is supposed to usher peace in Afghanistan has come into effect.
The Taliban and the United States have begun what they are calling a week-long “reduction in violence”.
With a thousand Afghans dying every month, the pause has offered some hope. But the unaccustomed silence has also raised some awkward questions.
Al Jazeera’s John Hendren reports from Washington, DC
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