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Earlier the Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani had announced that a temporary ceasefire had been struck with the armed group.
The ceasefire will last from the 27th of Ramadan until the fifth day of Eid-al-Fitr said President Ashraf Ghani in a tweet which indicates that would run from June 12-19.
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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said time has come for Pakistan to make a clear choice on its support to terrorism.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today called on Afghan President Ashraf Ghani who is on a one-day visit to India.
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The meeting took place on the sidelines of the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has reportedly refused to visit Pakistan until Islamabad hands over the perpetrators of terror attacks in Afghanistan.
Pakistan is bracing itself for tough talk with Afghanistan in coming weeks as its army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa prepares to travel to Kabul at the invitation by President Ashraf Ghani for serious talks.
Afghan President Asharaf Ghani on Sunday said that the money Islamabad has pledged for Afghanistan's development should instead be spent on containing terrorism.
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday said that India's support to Afghanistan is aimed at improving people's life and is transparent with no strings attached.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday held a bilateral meeting here before the commencement of the Heart of Asia ministerial conference.
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