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Taliban celebrates Eid in Kunduz after announcing 3-day ceasefire

(16 Jun 2018) Dozens of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan's northern province of Kunduz celebrated the Islamic Eid al-Fitr holiday on Saturday, greeting Afghan security forces and local residents. The celebrations took place after the Taliban announced a three-day cease-fire, which took effect at mignight on Thursday. On Friday, Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani welcomed the cease-fire in an address to the nation heralding the Eid holiday, which marks the end of the Ramadan holy month when devout Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset. Ghani used the opportunity to appeal for a lengthier cease-fire so that "there is no more bloodshed." The Taliban agreed to the cease-fire but leader Haibatullah Akhundzada reiterated his demand for talks with the US before sitting down with the Afghani government. Afghans welcomed the announcement, saying that they hoped the cease-fire would last. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...