Kabul, August 22 (RHC)-- In Afghanistan, officials say the Taliban have fired rockets at the presidential palace while Afghan President Ashraf Ghani was delivering his holiday message for the Muslim celebrations of Eid al-Adha.  One rocket landed near the presidential palace, while a second hit near the U.S. Embassy and NATO compound. 

The Afghan military responded with a heavy bombing campaign.  The attacks come after the Afghan president offered a 3-month conditional ceasefire with the Taliban, slated to take effect on Tuesday. 

In more news from Afghanistan, up to 2 million people are at risk of running out of food within the next six months, as a historic drought spreads across the majority of Afghanistan.  At least 80,000 Afghans have been forced to leave their villages in search of water so far.