Huge crowds gathered at mosques in capital Kabul and other provinces for morning prayers as the festival of Eid al-Fitr began.

The Supreme Court of Afghanistan announced last night that Monday the first day of Eid al-Fitr, after the sighting of Shawwal moon was announced by Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Judicial Council.

The Eid al-Fitr prayer was also organized in ARG Presidential Palace which was attended by President Hamid Karzai and other high level government officials.

United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait, Iraq, Jordan, Palestine, Indonesia and Bangladesh are celebrating Eid today.

Security officials have said that the necessary security precuations have been put in place to ensure stability during the Eid days across the country.

The Afghan intelligence – national directorate of security (NDS) said Sunday that numerous suicide attack plots to target the Eid celebration, were foiled by intelligence operatives.

Haseeb Sediqi, spokesman for the national directorate of security (NDS) said a vehicle packed with one ton of explosives was seized in Paktika and a suicide bomber was arrested.

Sediqi also added that two suicide bombers who were looking to carry out attacks in Badakhshan province during the Eid eve were also arrested, while another suicide bomber was arrested in Herat province.