KABUL prisoners.
Moments after his inauguration as president for a second term, Ghani promised issuing the decree on freeing militant prisoners -- as promised in the US-Taliban peace pact.
In their deal, both the US and the Taliban demanded the release of 5,000 prisoners before the commencement of intra-Afghan dialogue.
Ghani, who previously refused to set free the prisoners, hoped the Taliban would significantly reduce violence in return for the release of their prisoners.
Also on Tuesday, the government would . . .
