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will release hundreds of prisoners for the muslim holiday. for the very latest cnn s ivan watson following the story live in hong kong at this hour. ivan, it is by no means the first ceasefire we ve seen, but given the taliban haven t officially agreed is there any indication that this could lead to measurable progress? reporter: well, it s certainly a proposal from the afghan president, the likes of which we have not really seen before. and it is most likely going to be welcomed in a war-weary country that has seen record numbers of civilian casualties this year compared to the past decade. basically, ashraf ghani issuing a statement. you can look at some tweets here. we announce a ceasefire that would take effect from tomorrow, monday, the day of arafa, till the day of the birth of the prophet, provided that the taliban reciprocate. that would be roughly november 20th. it would be a three-month ceasefire. but again, provided the taliban reciprocate. he went on to write, we call

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