Afghan government postpones prisoner release, endangers deal An Afghan official says the government has postponed the release of 1,500 Taliban prisonersKABUL, Afghanistan -- The Afghan government Saturday postponed the release of 1,500 Taliban prisoners, an Afghan official said, a decision that could sabotage a peace deal signed last month between the Taliban and the United States. There was no immediate response from the Taliban to the delayed prisoner release. Ghani's decree promised the release of 100 prisoners a day beginning Saturday until 1,500 prisoners were released. Although Ghani's decree differs from the U.S.-Taliban deal, Faisal insisted Ghani was committed to releasing 5,000 Taliban prisoners. The Taliban handed off their list of 5,000 to an American negotiator, who delivered it to the Afghan government administration.

Source: ABC News March 14, 2020 12:56 UTC