KABUL: (HRNW) The Afghan government and the Taliban finally agreed on resumption of peace talks after President Ashraf Ghani signalled that negotiations could start next week and both sides agreed to a three-day truce.
The truce would start Friday, marking the first day of Eid-ul-Adha, and continue for the duration of the religious holiday.
The Taliban proposed the ceasefire after Ghani described progress in a contentious prisoner exchange that has thrown up numerous hurdles to the resumption of talks.
“To demonstrate the government´s commitment to peace, the Islamic Republic will soon complete the release of 5,000 Taliban prisoners,” Ghani told officials, referring to the number of insurgent inmates the government originally pledged to free under the auspices of a US-Taliban deal in February.
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