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Taliban in Kabul to discuss prisoner releases under US deal
May 28, 2020

Taliban in Kabul to discuss prisoner releases under US deal

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A five-member Taliban team was in Kabul on Thursday to follow up on this week’s prisoner release by the Afghan government that saw hundreds of insurgents freed. It was the single largest such release since a U.S.-Taliban deal earlier this year spelling an exchange of detainees between the warring sides.…READ MORE

Afghan government releases hundreds of Taliban prisoners
May 26, 2020

Afghan government releases hundreds of Taliban prisoners

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Afghan government released hundreds of Taliban prisoners Tuesday, its single largest prisoner release since the U.S. and the Taliban signed a peace deal earlier this year that spells out an exchange of detainees between the warring sides.…READ MORE

Taliban, Ghani declare three-day cease fire for Eid holiday
May 25, 2020

Taliban, Ghani declare three-day cease fire for Eid holiday

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban and Afghanistan’s president announced late Saturday a three-day cease-fire ahead of a major Islamic holiday that begins Sunday to mark the end of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan.…READ MORE