Proposed by the militants and matched by President Ashraf Ghani, the truce will grant respite for Afghans as they mark the Muslim festival with friends and family.
Afghans mark Eid Al Fitr as ceasefire pauses deadly violence
3 hours ago Afghanistan s President Ashraf Ghani (centre) attends an Eid Al Fitr prayer at the presidential palace in Kabul. AP A three-day ceasefire agreed by the warring Taliban and Afghan government came into force on Thursday as the country celebrated Eid Al Fitr, after weeks of intense clashes.
Proposed by the militants and matched by President Ashraf Ghani, the truce will grant respite for Afghans as they mark the Muslim festival with friends and family.
Violence has intensified in the country since the United States missed a May 1 deadline, agreed with the Taliban last year, to withdraw all of its troops.
KABUL, May 13 A three-day ceasefire agreed by the warring Taliban and Afghan government came into force today as the country celebrated Eid al-Fitr after weeks of deadly violence. Proposed by the militants and matched by President Ashraf Ghani, the truce offered respite for Afghans as they mark.
Proposed by the militants and matched by President
Ashraf Ghani, the truce will grant respite for Afghans as they mark the Muslim festival with friends and family.
Violence has intensified in the country since the United States missed a May 1 deadline, agreed with the Taliban last year, to withdraw all of its troops.
If the ceasefire holds, it will be only the fourth pause in fighting in nearly 20 years of conflict.
Early on Thursday, Afghan men, women, and children around the country flocked to neighborhood mosques or gathered in open grounds to offer morning prayers at the start of Eid festivities that would last until Saturday.