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Muslim devotees in Afghanistan's Herat offer prayers at the start of the Eid al-Fitr festival which marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, and coincides with a three-day truce between the Taliban and government
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani began a process Sunday to release up to 2,000 Taliban prisoners as a goodwill gesture after the insurgents proposed a surprise ceasefire during the Eid holiday.
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