Afghanistan: Fear of attacks reigns during Eid sacrifices in Jalalabad *GRAPHIC*

Residents in Jalalabad celebrated the traditional slaughtering of animals on Tuesday to mark the Eid al-Adha festival amid concerns over possible suicide attacks.
"I brought cattle to sell, but I don't want to go to the crowd due to insecurity. I am concerned about suicide attacks. As you may know, in the recent Eid celebrations, we witnessed several suicide attacks," said one resident.
"I don't want to go out with my family because during the last Eid I was here in my shop and I saw three suicide attacks taking place here, a lot of civilians were killed", added another one.
Earlier in the day, local media said that rockets were fired in the direction of Kabul's diplomatic quarter as President Ashraf Ghani delivered a speech to mark the beginning of the Eid al-Adha holiday.
Eid al-Adha or the 'Festival of the Slaughter', is the second of two globally celebrated holidays in Islam, the other Eid Al-Fitr, with the former marking Ibrahim/Abraham's will to sacrifice his son to God before Jibra'il/Gabriel's intervention. Animals are often sacrificed on the holiday to remember the offering.