Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said his government had not agreed to the release of 5,000 Taliban prisoners, a precondition for inter-Afghan talks in the new U.S.-Taliban agreement, Al-Jazeera reported March 1. 

U.S., Afghanistan: Ghani Refuses to Release Taliban Prisoners

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said his government had not agreed to the release of 5,000 Taliban prisoners, which was set as a precondition for inter-Afghan talks in the new U.S.-Taliban agreement, Al Jazeera reported March 1.

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U.S., Afghanistan: Ghani Refuses to Release Taliban Prisoners

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