Taliban prisoner swap begins as part of Afghan peace talks
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has approved the release of 1,500 Taliban prisoners as part of efforts to secure a peace deal with the insurgent group. The presidential decree requires all prisoners to give "a written guarantee to not return to the battlefield". In exchange, the Taliban has agreed to hand over 1,000 government troops. It comes as the US begins withdrawing troops from the country as part of a linked […]