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Afghan council to decide whether Kabul releases 400 Taliban

by Associated Press
| August 6, 2020 4:27 AM

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan officials say a traditional consultative council will convene Friday to decide whether the last 400 Taliban prisoners will be released as part of a peace agreement, even as its Health Ministry says half of Kabul's residents are infected with the coronavirus.

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