The stance comes amid intensified insurgent battlefield attacks, since the United States and NATO began pulling their last remaining troops from the c
Public floggings and executions in the city's squares still haunt residents, but Kandahar has undergone a huge transformation
More than 1,000 will be released under the agreement
Authorities say at least 17 people have been killed and scores wounded
A traditional Loya Jirga allowed Ghani to free the prisoners so hoped-for peace talks with the insurgent group could begin
DOD announces drawdown plan of US troops in Afghanistan by November
Announcement comes a day after similar announcement from President Ashraf Ghani indicating that the start of negotiations between warring factions in
In a series of tweets, the US envoy in Afghanistan urges Kabul to quickly move ahead to peace talks and a cease-fire
Delay in release of 5000 Taliban prisoners is holding back start of what are being termed intra-Afghan negotiations
The delays in prisoner releases from both sides risk jeopardizing the start of the negotiations this month
Ashraf Ghani tells a forum hosted jointly by the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center and the United States Institute of Peace that 3,000 insurgent in
Ghani says the authority to free 5,000 Taliban rests with his government and not the US
President Ghani tweets he received a call from US Secretary of State Pompeo, sharing with him the latest developments in the turbulent process