The U.S. military continued to bomb Afghanistan after the Taliban struck a deal with the Trump administration in February 2020 to end the two-decade war, according to newly declassified airstrike data. The data, released Nov. 17 by Air Force Central Command (AFCENT), is the first government release of information on Afghanistan airstrikes since March 2020. The Air Force reportedly cited diplomatic concerns at the time, “including how the [airstrike] reports could adversely impact ongoing discussions with the Taliban regarding Afghanistan peace talks”. According to the data, AFCENT conducted 413 airstrikes in Afghanistan from March-December 2020, following Trump’s February 2020 agreement with the Taliban to withdraw U.S. troops. That rate is lower than the 247 strikes conducted in the year’s first two months, but higher than what many observers thought would occur. “This [agreement] did not explicitly commit the US to a full ceasefire, but involved the Taliban effectively committing not …