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November 12, 2019

Afghan Government & Taliban Agree on Prisoner Exchange
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The Afghan government and the Taliban have agreed on a prisoner
exchange, which Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says aims to "facilitate
direct peace negotiations." The swap will free American professor Kevin
King and Australian professor Timothy Weekes. Both had been professors
at the American University of Afghanistan before being kidnapped in
Kabul in 2016. In exchange, the Afghan government will free three senior
Taliban members: Anas Haqqani, Hafiz Rashid and Haji Mali Khan.


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