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Kabul, Aug 30 (EFE/EPA).- Multiple explosions rocked the capital city of Kabul on Monday, a day before the final withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan.FOOTAGE AFTER EXPLOSIONS, ALLEGEDLY CAUSED BY ROCKETS, IN THE VICINITY OF KABUL AIRPORT.
Kabul, Jul 20 (EFE/EPA).- The Afghan capital was hit by at least three rockets on Tuesday while people were offering prayers on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha, also known as "festival of the sacrifice," in an attack that the authorities have attributed to the Taliban.“Enemies of Afghanistan and terrorists carried out rocket attacks on Kabul city, based on initial information the three rockets landed in three separate areas and we have no casualties so far,” Interior Ministry Spokesperson Mirwais Stanekzai said in a statement. (Camera: JAWED KARGAR).B-ROLL OF THE AFTERMATH OF THE ATTACK IN KABUL, AFGHANISTAN.
Kabul, May 13 (EFE/EPA).- Afghanistan began its Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations on Thursday free of gunshots and explosions that have become routine as the conflict escalated in recent months, after the government and the Taliban declared a three-day ceasefire for the most important festival for Muslims. (Camera: HEDAYATULLAH AMID)SHOT LIST: PRESIDENT MOHAMMAD ASHRAF GHANI ARRIVES AT THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE FOR EID PRAYERS IN KABUL, AFGHANISTAN.
The United States welcomes a ceasefire by Taliban insurgents for the Eid al-Fitr holiday and urges a broader end to violence as Washington withdraws troops. "We do welcome this announcement and any move that allows the Afghan people a reprieve from violence. We urge the Taliban to extend the ceasefire," State Department spokesman Ned Price tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Afghans visit mosques on the first day of Muslim festival Eid al-Adha as the Taliban and Afghan security forces began a three-day ceasefire Friday -- a rare respite that many hope will lead to peace talks and an eventual end to almost two decades of grinding conflict. IMAGES
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