government of afghanistan has announced an unconditional weeklong ceasefire with the taliban to coincide with the festival of aid which marks the end of ramadan president gandhi made the surprise announcement time for meetings based on the clerics this week declared a fatwa ruling against suicide bombings this is the first time president gandhi has of the taliban an unconditional cessation of hostilities the taliban has not responded to move from a swiss freelance journalist affronts martin who joins us from the afghan capital kabul welcome to d.w. what s behind this offer and why is it just for a week. thanks for having me you have told us you said eight marks and if i want to. present those go on he tweeted that he edits my sister reading this off to ask a government. to the will of the people for a peaceful reconciliation so it is for one week into hope that it will this could