According to US media reports on June 15, in order to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the Afghan government and the Taliban have begun a three-day ceasefire. According to reports, this is the first time the Taliban has announced a ceasefire since the United States invaded Afghanistan in 2001.

The report stated that this ceasefire is actually a superposition of ceasefires between the Afghan government and the Taliban. As for the Afghan government, President Ashraf Ghani announced on June 7 that Afghan security forces will cease fire with the Taliban for about a week around Eid al-Fitr, lasting from the 12th to the 19th of this month. The Taliban implemented a three-day ceasefire starting in the early morning of Friday (June 15).

According to reports, Gen. John Nicholson, the top commander of the US military in Afghanistan, said that he "welcomed" the ceasefire and believed that the ceasefire was "significant" and reflected the Afghan government's " A strong desire for peace."

"I am encouraged by this peaceful ceasefire. In all my years in Afghanistan, I have never seen anything like this." Nicholson said.

We hope for an early reconciliation and a peaceful settlement.

Source: Global Network