According to sources, one week after the signing of the political agreement between President Ashraf Ghani and Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, the High Council for National Reconciliation--led by Abdullah--has still not begun its activities, a move that critics say will harm the peace efforts.

Sources told TOLOnews that Abdullah Abdullah, head of the council, is busy in discussions with his team on cabinet appointments, as he has been given a 50 percent share in the administration based on the political agreement.

Afghan forces have been put on "red alert" to "crush" any threat and provide security to the people across the country during the Eid days, the Afghan Ministry of Interior said on Saturday.

Interior Ministry spokesman Tariq Aryan said that in the past three months, police opened over 3,000 criminal cases, and, as a result, police arrested over 3,500 criminals from various parts of the country.