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Afghan government postpones prisoner release, endangers deal

by Associated Press
| March 14, 2020 6:05 AM

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Afghan government Saturday postponed the release of 1,500 Taliban prisoners, an Afghan official said, a decision that could sabotage a peace deal signed last month between the Taliban and the United States.

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