KABUL: Eid festivities were buzzing on Friday across Kabul, where the sounds of bombing and explosions that loomed over the city only days before have been replaced by celebrations of the holiday that marks the end of Ramadan.
The Afghan capital has grown relatively quiet since Afghanistan and Pakistan declared a temporary pause in fighting over the Eid Al-Fitr holiday, following weeks of deadly violence that saw both sides launching air and drone strikes against each other and engaging in ground firing across their 2,600-km border.
“It is very good that every corner of the country is at peace,” Kabul resident Dr. Pasarly told Arab News.
The suspension, which was mediated by Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, and Qatar, began at midnight on Wednesday and is set to last until midnight next Monday.
The temporary ceasefire took place the same day a mass funeral was held in Kabul for victims of Pakistani airstrikes that hit a drug rehabilitation center on March 18, killing more than 400 people and injuring over 200 others, according to data from the Afghan Ministry of Interior.
