Monday, 20 August 2018

At start of major Muslim holiday, Afghanistan's president calls for cease-fire with Taliban

It might seem like an inauspicious moment to try for a truce.

But Afghan President Ashraf Ghani did so Sunday, declaring a cease-fire to coincide with this week’s Eid al-Adha holiday, one of the most important occasions on the Muslim calendar, and then be extended for up to three months.

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