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KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani urged thousands of prominent citizens gathered in Kabul on Friday to decide whether to release about 400 Taliban prisoners, including many involved in attacks that killed scores of Afghans and foreigners. The prisoners’ fate is a crucial hurdle in launching peace talks between the two warring sides, which have committed to completing a prisoner exchange …

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