Taliban, Afghan president declare three-day Eid ceasefire from Sunday

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Taliban announces a three-day ceasefire during the Eid al Fitr holiday starting Sunday

In this April 29, 2020 file photo, Afghan special forces stand guard at the site of a suicide bomber attack on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan.

Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani welcomed the Taliban's ceasefire announcement and extended the offer of peace. "As Commander-in-Chief I have instructed ANDSF to comply with the three-days truce and to defend only if attacked," he said in a tweet.

 

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