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Afghanistan poised to make history, and the US should act accordingly

By Daniel DePetris
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Afghanistan poised to make history, and the US should act accordingly

Afghanistan made history this weekend, or, more accurately, the country is now further down the road of making history.

On Sunday, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani delivered a speech to 3,400 Afghan delegates assembled in Kabul precisely for the occasion. The topic up for debate: releasing the last 400 Taliban prisoners and effectively granting them a pardon. Ghani’s pitch: The release should occur for the sake of the peace process.

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