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Qatar welcomes Afghan-Taliban Eid ceasefireTribune News Network
Doha
Qatar has welcomed the three-day Eid ceasefire the Taliban has announced with the Afghan government.
“We welcome the announcements by the Afghan government and the Taliban of a ceasefire during Eid Al Fitr. We encourage the parties to take further steps to promote intra-Afghan negotiations and secure a durable peace settlement that ends the conflict in Afghanistan,” Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al Thani said in a tweet.
The Taliban announced a three-day ceasefire for Eid Al Fitr starting on Sunday in a surprise move following months of bloody fighting with Afghan forces.
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani swiftly welcomed the offer and ordered his forces to also comply, while the US envoy to Afghanistan hailed the deal as a “momentous opportunity”.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said Taliban fighters had been instructed to refrain from entering government areas and that Kabul forces were not allowed to enter territories under their control.
Doha
Qatar has welcomed the three-day Eid ceasefire the Taliban has announced with the Afghan government.
“We welcome the announcements by the Afghan government and the Taliban of a ceasefire during Eid Al Fitr. We encourage the parties to take further steps to promote intra-Afghan negotiations and secure a durable peace settlement that ends the conflict in Afghanistan,” Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al Thani said in a tweet.
The Taliban announced a three-day ceasefire for Eid Al Fitr starting on Sunday in a surprise move following months of bloody fighting with Afghan forces.
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani swiftly welcomed the offer and ordered his forces to also comply, while the US envoy to Afghanistan hailed the deal as a “momentous opportunity”.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said Taliban fighters had been instructed to refrain from entering government areas and that Kabul forces were not allowed to enter territories under their control.
