The Taliban initiated on average 30 attacks on the Afghan security forces each day after the Eid-ul-Fitr ceasefire, sources within the Afghan government said on Thursday amid persistent calls by the international community for the Taliban to extend the ceasefire. Initially, there was hope that the Eid ceasefire would be extended to help facilitate the intra-Afghan talks.

Mohammad Ayaz Niazi, who was killed on Tuesday night by a bomb blast at Wazir Akhbar Khan mosque, was laid to rest in Kabul amid strong anger and a public outcry over the fragile security situation in the country.