Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has questioned a key component of an agreement between the United States and the Taliban aimed at ending the 18-year war in Afghanistan.
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Afghan Leader Rejects Prisoner Release in US-Taliban Deal
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said Sunday his government has made no commitment to release 5,000 Taliban prisoners as part of a landmark peace deal the United States signed with the Islamist insurgent group Saturday.
Read more ›Afghan Violence Resurges After Rare Contact Between Trump, Top Taliban
The U.S. military carried out what it called a “defensive strike” against Taliban fighters Wednesday in southern Afghanistan, hours after President Donald Trump spoke by phone with a top Taliban leader about a peace deal the two sides signed aimed at ending the nearly 19-year war in Afghanistan.
Read more ›‘Unanimous’ ICC gives go-ahead to probe Afghanistan alleged war crimes
Prosecutors have been given the green light to investigate alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Afghanistan – and beyond its borders – linked to Afghan, Taliban and US troops, the International Criminal Court said on Thursday.
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