An Afghan security official stands guard on a roadside check point as the Taliban declared a three-day ceasefire during Eid Al Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan. EPA
An Afghan security official stands guard on a roadside check point as the Taliban declared a three-day ceasefire during Eid Al Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan. EPA

Asia

Rare Afghan ceasefire holds for second day as prisoner release expected

Violence had escalated since the Taliban signed a deal with Washington in February

AFP

May 25, 2020