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Afghans set to release 1,500 Taliban; US wants less violence

by Associated Press
| March 11, 2020 12:05 AM

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — After a series of delays, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani issued a decree early Wednesday promising to release 1,500 Taliban prisoners as a goodwill gesture to get intra-Afghan negotiations started.

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