Afghanistan did not commit to release 5,000 Taliban, Ghani says
KABUL, March 1 (Reuters) - The government of Afghanistan has made no commitment to free 5,000 Taliban prisoners as stated in a pact signed between the United States and Taliban Islamic militants, President Ashraf Ghani said on Sunday.
The Taliban demand for the release of its prisoners from Afghan jails cannot be a pre-condition to direct talks with the hardline group, Ghani told a news briefing in the capital, Kabul.
Saturday's accord between the United States and the Taliban said both were committed to work expeditiously to release combat and political prisoners as a confidence-building measure, with the coordination and approval of all relevant sides.
Up to 5,000 jailed Taliban will be released in exchange for up to 1,000 Afghan government captives by March 10, the pact added. (Reporting by Abdul Qadir Sediqi, Orooj Hakimi in Kabul, Gibran Peshimam in Islamabad; Writing by Rupam Jain; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)
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You mean Mr. "Art of the Deal" fucked up a negotiation?
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