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Afghan government announces release of 80 from final 400 Taliban prisoners
Aug 14, 2020 05:52The Afghan government says it has begun releasing the final batch of Taliban prisoners in an effort to pave the way for peace talks with the militant group.
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Taliban says ready for talks with Kabul a week after release of 400 militants
Aug 10, 2020 04:00The Taliban militant group says it is ready to begin long-delayed peace talks with the Afghan government within a week after Kabul completes the process of releasing the remaining Taliban prisoners.
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Afghanistan’s Grand Assembly approves freeing of 400 Taliban prisoners
Aug 09, 2020 05:10Afghanistan’s Loya Jirga, or Grand Assembly of Elders, has approved the release of 400 imprisoned Taliban militants who had been involved in serious crimes in Afghanistan, removing the final obstacle to negotiations between the Afghan government and the militants.
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US proposes house arrest for ‘most dreaded’ Taliban inmates to break deadlock in talks: Report
Aug 02, 2020 03:53The United States has reportedly proposed that the Taliban militants deemed dangerous be placed under house arrest following their release from Afghan jails as a solution to the stalemate that has delayed the intra-Afghan peace process.
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Taliban say will free Afghan government inmates before Eid al-Adha
Jul 30, 2020 06:37The Taliban militant group says it will release the remaining Afghan government prisoners before Eid al-Adha as a “goodwill gesture.”
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Iran welcomes Taliban's ceasefire announcement over Eid ul-Adha
Jul 29, 2020 12:17Iran has welcomed the announcement of a ceasefire by the Taliban militant group over Eid ul-Adha (the Feast of Sacrifice), hoping for a mutually acceptable peace agreement in the war-ravaged country.
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Afghan people, officials call for permanent ceasefire
Jul 29, 2020 10:32In Afghanistan, the public and officials have called for a lasting ceasefire in the wake of the government and the Taliban’s commitment to observe a three-day truce for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, starting Friday.
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Afghan teenage girl kills two Taliban militants in retaliation for killing of parents
Jul 22, 2020 04:39A teenage girl in Afghanistan has shot dead two Taliban militants and injured several others in an act of retaliation for the killing of her parents.
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Russia bounties story in US media aimed at spoiling peace deal: Taliban
Jul 20, 2020 07:58A Taliban official has dismissed as fake a recent report in the US media that accused Russia of paying the militant group to kill American troops in Afghanistan, saying the report was a byproduct of US political infighting and aimed at spoiling a Taliban-Washington peace deal.
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Taliban have no office in Iran: Deputy foreign minister
Jul 19, 2020 11:37The Taliban militant group has no office in the Islamic Republic, says Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs, rejecting reports claiming otherwise.