Afghan President urged the Taliban group to observe truce during the holy month of Ramadan

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KABUL, 14 April, 2021 (TON): On Tuesday, the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani called on the Taliban to foil fighting and to observe ceasefire during the holy month of Ramadan.

To mark the start of Ramadan, the President said, "Once again I am calling upon the Taliban to give up fighting, enmity and observe permanent ceasefire which is the demand of the people of Afghanistan." 

The President made the remarks amid efforts to hold a peace conference on Afghanistan under UN auspices in Turkey.

In war-torn Afghanistan, fighting and violence have been continuing, and in the latest wave, over 50 people including Taliban, government security personnel and civilians were killed.

 

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