KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug 7: A traditional council met Friday in Afghanistan’s capital to decide whether to release a final 400 Taliban prisoners, the last hurdle to starting negotiations between Kabul’s political leadership and the Taliban under a peace deal with the U.S.

Fixing Afghanistan’s peace

December 30, 2018 00:30 am

Peace is possible in Afghanistan. But the Afghan government and the US need to be realistic about the process and the outcome