Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has ordered the release of an additional 500 Taliban prisoners to show goodwill following the Taliban’s announcement of a ceasefire on Eid ul-Adha. It may be recalled that the Taliban had declared a three-day ceasefire on Eid-ul-Adha and in response, the Afghan government had ordered a ceasefire to the security forces. … Read more
The United States has withdrawn its troops from five bases in Afghanistan, reducing the number of its troops under a peace deal with the Taliban. Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said in a statement that the number of US troops in Afghanistan is over 8,000 and that the bases previously held by US forces have now … Read more
The government of Afghanistan has suspended the release of the last batch of Taliban prisoners involved in serious crimes, while a suicide car bomber killed three policemen in a district bazaar in the eastern province of Nangarhar. According to Afghanistan’s news channel TOLOnews, the Afghan government on Monday reiterated its stance not to release 600 … Read more
The Afghan government let go off 100 Taliban prisoners as part of a peace process. Differences over the prisoner release question have been complicating United States brokered attempts to create a lasting peace agreement to end more than 18 years of conflict in Afghanistan. “The government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan released 100 Taliban … Read more
