Reuters - Video

Edition: US | UK | IN | CN | JP

video Video

'Holistic' Warhol retrospective to open at New York's Whitney Museum
'Holistic' Warhol retrospective to open at New York's Whitney Museum - 01:22
Zao Wou-ki painting sells for record US$65 million at Sotheby's
Zao Wou-ki painting sells for record US$65 million at Sotheby's - 01:16
Alaska's brown bears prepare for hibernation this winter
Alaska's brown bears prepare for hibernation this winter - 01:24

Afghanistan announces ceasefire with Taliban

Thursday, June 07, 2018 - 00:58

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday announced an unconditional ceasefire with the Taliban until June 20, coinciding with the end of the Muslim fasting season, but excluded all other militant groups, such as Islamic State.

▲ Hide Transcript

▶ View Transcript

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday announced an unconditional ceasefire with the Taliban until June 20, coinciding with the end of the Muslim fasting season, but excluded all other militant groups, such as Islamic State.

Press CTRL+C (Windows), CMD+C (Mac), or long-press the URL below on your mobile device to copy the code

Close

Afghanistan announces ceasefire with Taliban

Thursday, June 07, 2018 - 00:58

Featured Videos

How rugby could tackle Japan's tattoo angst

How rugby could tackle Japan's tattoo angst

World Rugby has advised players to cover-up tattoos during next year's World Cup in Japan, but many advocates for the body art hope the arrival of inked athletes sparks a debate in a country with a complicated relationship with tattoos
A second chance for 300 derelict islands in Dubai

A second chance for 300 derelict islands in Dubai

Three hundred man-made islands. Streets with artificial snow under a desert sun. This ambitious real-estate project in Dubai has laid largely dormant since the 2008 financial crisis, but one developer is trying to make it come back in a big way
From gunbattles to tourism: Colombia's ex-rebels turn rafting guides

From gunbattles to tourism: Colombia's ex-rebels turn rafting guides

A group of former rebel fighters, who traded their guns, battle fatigues and heavy rucksacks for paddles, helmets and life jackets, launch four rafts laden with visitors into the turbulent Pato River, deep in Colombia's dense Amazon jungle
Spider-Man creator, comic book titan Stan Lee dies

Spider-Man creator, comic book titan Stan Lee dies

Stan Lee, who dreamed up Spider-Man, Iron Man, the Hulk and a host of other Marvel Comics superheroes that became mythic figures in pop culture and saw big bucks at the box office, has died at 95
Scientists to swap dirty old kilogram for something more stable

Scientists to swap dirty old kilogram for something more stable

After years of nurturing a sometimes dusty lump of metal as the global reference for modern mass, scientists are to redefine the kilogram - ditching a relic made of platinum-iridium alloy for something more up to date