Afghans celebrate Eid amid ceasefire between Taliban and government

 | Updated: May 14, 2021, 01:00 AM IST

Afghans celebrated teh festival of Eid al-Fitr as three-day ceasefire between Taliban and Afghan government kicked-in. The ceasefire is a respite for Afghans.

Faithfuls gather

Muslim devotees pray to start the Eid-al-Fitr festival marking the end of the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadan during a three-day ceasefire agreed by the warring Taliban and Afghan forces, in an open area at a mosque on the outskirts of Jalalabad

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Scenes from Kabul

Muslim devotees leave the Abdul Rahman Mosque after offering prayers on the Eid-al-Fitr festival marking the end of the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadan during a three-day ceasefire agreed by the warring Taliban and Afghan forces, in Kabul
 

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Together we pray

Muslim devotees offer prayers to start the Eid-al-Fitr festival marking the end of the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadan during a three-day ceasefire agreed by the warring Taliban and Afghan forces, at the Abdul Rahman Mosque in Kabul 
 

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Young devotees

Young Muslim devotees offer prayers to start the Eid-al-Fitr festival 

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Muslim devotees offer prayers in mosque in Kabul

Muslim devotees offer prayers in mosque in Kabul

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