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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said the prisoner release would 'pave the way' for unofficial talks with the Taliban. [AFP]
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani announced on Tuesday that three high-ranking Taliban prisoners would be released, in an apparent exchange for two Western hostages who were kidnapped by the insurgents in 2016.
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