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Afghanistan govt to release 1,500 Taliban prisoners
KABUL/UNITED NATIONS: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is preparing to release 1,500 Taliban prisoners in coming days, according to a decree viewed by Reuters yesterday, as the UN backed a US led push to end Afghanistan’s 18-year war. The two-page decree
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Ghani named winner of disputed Afghan poll, rival also claims victory
KABUL: Afghanistan yesterday declared incumbent Ashraf Ghani winner of a disputed presidential election, but his main rival rejected the result and vowed to form his own government, threatening new turmoil as the United States strives to seal a US troop
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Trump makes surprise Afghanistan trip, hopes for ceasefire with Taliban
US President Donald Trump made a surprise Thanksgiving visit to US troops in Afghanistan yesterday and said he believed Taliban insurgents would agree to a ceasefire in America’s longest war. Trump’s visit was his first to Afghanistan since becoming president
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