Afghan President Rejects Timeline For Prisoner Swap Proposed In US-Taliban Peace Deal
One day after the United States signed an agreement with the Taliban, Ashraf Ghani said a proposed prisoner swap between the Taliban and his government could not be a precondition for talks.
Afghanistan's president publicly rejected the timeline for a prisoner swap with the Taliban on Sunday, just one day after the United States signed a peace deal with the militant Islamist group that proposes a March 10 deadline for an exchange of prisoners.
The peace deal, more than a year in the making, aims to end the longest war in American history.
Signed Saturday in Doha, Qatar, in the country, tasked with counter-terrorism efforts, training Afghan troops and providing air support for Afghan ground forces.
