The Taliban proposed a three-month ceasefire in Afghanistan in exchange for some 7,000 captured prisoners, an Afghan government official said, the BBC reported Thursday.
Afghan government negotiator Nader Nadery said the insurgent’s proposal is a “big demand,” according to the BBC. Some 5,000 Taliban fighters were released last year and suspected returned to fight with the insurgency, worsening conflict in Afghanistan.
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