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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani rejected on Sunday a Taliban demand for the release of 5,000 prisoners as a condition for talks with Afghanistan's government and civilians - included in a deal between the United States and the Islamist militants.

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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday expressed hope that negotiations would begin in the coming days between Afghanistan's government and the Taliban after the United States signed an agreement with the Taliban on a U.S. troop pullout.

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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.

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U.S. President Donald Trump hailed the agreement signed between the United States and the Taliban on Saturday as a move to end American's longest war and bring U.S. troops home from Afghanistan.

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Trump hails Afghanistan deal, plans to meet Taliban leaders soon
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he would be personally meeting leaders of the Taliban in the near future and rejected criticism of a deal that the United States signed with the insurgents in Afghanistan.

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President Donald Trump's quest for a second term received a boost on Saturday from a deal with the Taliban for a troop pullout from Afghanistan, but it could take time - possibly years - before all U.S. forces come home from America's longest war.

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