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Taliban say Afghanistan has freed several of their prisoners
October 8, 2019

Taliban say Afghanistan has freed several of their prisoners

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Taliban officials say several of their group’s members have been freed from Afghan jails, including former shadow governors, just days after a U.S. envoy met top Taliban leaders in the Pakistani capital following the suspension of U.S.-Taliban talks last month.…READ MORE

Anger grows at civilian deaths by US, Afghan forces
October 7, 2019

Anger grows at civilian deaths by US, Afghan forces

JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AP) — The workers were sleeping on the mountainside where they had spent a long day harvesting pine nuts in eastern Afghanistan. Some were in tents, others lay outside under the stars, when the U.S. airstrike tore into them.…READ MORE

Taliban meet US peace envoy for first time since ‘dead’ deal
October 5, 2019

Taliban meet US peace envoy for first time since ‘dead’ deal

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban met with U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in the Pakistan capital for the first time since President Donald Trump declared a seemingly imminent peace deal to end Afghanistan’s 18-year war ‘dead’ a month ago, a Taliban official said early Saturday.…READ MORE