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FILE- In this Dec. 14, 2019, file photo, jailed Taliban pray inside the Pul-e-Charkhi jail after an interview with The Associated Press in Kabul, Afghanistan. After a series of delays, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani issued a decree early Wednesday, March 11, 2020, promising to release 1,500 Taliban prisoners as a goodwill gesture to get intra-Afghan negotiations started, even though a deal signed by the United States and the Taliban calls for the release of up to 5,000 prisoners ahead of the much sought after negotiations. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

FILE- In this Dec. 14, 2019, file photo, jailed Taliban pray inside the Pul-e-Charkhi jail after an interview with The Associated Press in Kabul, Afghanistan. After a series of delays, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani issued a decree early Wednesday, March 11, 2020, promising to release 1,500 Taliban prisoners as a goodwill gesture to get intra-Afghan negotiations started, even though a deal signed by the United States and the Taliban calls for the release of up to 5,000 priso…

March 14, 2020

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Afghan government postpones prisoner release, endangers deal
March 14, 2020 8:59 a.m.

Afghan government postpones prisoner release, endangers deal

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — 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.