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Afghanistan's Loya Jirga approves to release 400 "hard-core" Taliban prisoners after deliberation.

Afghanistan's Loya Jirga approves to release 400 "hard-core" Taliban prisoners after deliberation. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says he will sign the order and that doing this, the Afghan government complies with the Taliban demand of freeing prisoners to start intra-Afghan peace talks.

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NewsAfghanistan's Loya Jirga approves to release 400 "hard-core" Taliban prisoners after deliberation.

Afghanistan's Loya Jirga approves to release 400 "hard-core" Taliban prisoners after deliberation. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says he will sign the order and that doing this, the Afghan government complies with the Taliban demand of freeing prisoners to start intra-Afghan peace talks.

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