Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah on Monday welcomed the Taliban’s positive response to government’s ceasefire announcement, saying that the continuation of war in the country is only beneficial to the enemy.

“Our position has always been that the war is in the interests of enemies of Afghanistan and the final winner for peace will be the people of Afghanistan,” said Abdullah.

Peace is one of the fundamental aspirations of the people of Afghanistan, said Abdullah.

Meanwhile, civil society activists have called on the warring factions to extend the ceasefire for three months once the Eid truce is over. 

“As an Afghan who has suffered over the years, I want to say that we want peace,” said Shahzadah Shahid, a resident of Kabul

President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday announced a ceasefire with the Taliban after a religious scholars meeting in Kabul last Monday where they issued a fatwa against the ongoing war in the country.

“The Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan announces a ceasefire from the 27th of Ramadan until the fifth day of Eid-ul-Fitr following the historic ruling (Fatwa) of the Afghan Ulema," said Ghani.

The Taliban on Saturday issued a statement saying it had ordered its fighters not to clash with Afghan security forces for the first three days of Eid.

Taliban’s ceasefire, however, does not include the foreign forces.