Afghanistan's President, Ashraf Ghani speaks during the integration ceremony of TAPI pipeline in Herat city, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Feb. 23, 2018. Afghanistan's president and Pakistan's prime minister launched a 1,814 kilometer (1,130 mile) gas pipeline on Friday that will feed Turkmenistan gas to Afghanistan, as well as Pakistan and eventually to India. (AP Photo/Hamed Sarfarazi)

Under the cease fire call from Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, Afghan forces will refrain from carrying out offensive operations until Eid-al-Fitr begins. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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