FILE PHOTO: Afghan National Army forces stand guard in Ghazni province, Afghanistan May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Mustafa Andaleb/File Photo/File Photo
KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban declared a three-day Eid ceasefire in Afghanistan starting Sunday, via a tweet on Saturday from the hardline Islamist group, and the country's president said the government would reciprocate.
The move came as fighting between the two sides had intensified despite the coronavirus pandemic.
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