<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has announced that security forces will resume operations against the Taliban after the government's ceasefire ended today. </div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Mr. Ghani said in a press conference in Kabul today that the ceasefire has ended and the security are allowed to continue operations. </div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">He said that the government will develop a political process along with security operations in order to back a peace agreement.</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Mr. Ghani said the government is ready for a peace process whenever the Taliban wants, and the people are in favour of a ceasefire.</div>