...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
ahead of the festival of Eidul Azha.
Hours after Afghanistan's Caped President Ashraf Ghani
...former chancellor of Kabul University, now president of Afghanistan. Before returning to Afghanistan in 2002 he was a scholar of political science and anthropology. He worked at the World Bank working on international development assistance. As Finance Minister of Afghanistan between July 2002 and December 2004, he led Afghanistan's attempted economic recovery until the Karzais stole all the money. ..declared the ceasefire with the Taliban in a televised broadcast, the FO said: "Pakistain fully supports all such efforts that contribute to achieving durable stability and lasting peace in Afghanistan. The people of Afghanistan deserve it."
The ceasefire offer, the FO observed, has an even greater significance as it was made on the Independence Day of Afghanistan.