Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has announced a conditional 3-month ceasefire with the Taliban.

President Ashraf Ghani: “In order for our countrymen to spend the days of Eid al-Adha in a peaceful manner, once again we announce a ceasefire that will start tomorrow, Monday, until the day of Prophet Muhammad’s birth anniversary [November 20], provided that the Taliban preserves and respects it, and announces it for any period they agree upon.”

Reuters reports that Taliban leaders have provisionally agreed to a 4-day truce. The proposed ceasefire comes amid rising violence across Afghanistan. The United Nations says 1,600 civilians have been killed in fighting in the first six months of this year, the highest number in the past decade.