U.S.-Taliban deal

The U.S. military has refused to address the Taliban's specific complaint but has said that it is abiding by the agreement.

The prisoner release is a critical first step to intra-Afghan negotiations aimed at bringing an end to decades of war in Afghanistan.

A Taliban statement warned of more violence if the U.S. and Afghan government continue alleged violations of the Feb. 29 deal.

Pakistan is jubilant over the U.S.-Taliban peace deal, but celebration may be premature.

The Taliban have not claimed responsibility for the latest attacks which Kabul says they carried out on Afghan forces.

Despite political infighting in Kabul, the government and Taliban are discussing the first step in their peace process.

Top U.S. diplomats dealing with the Afghan conundrum have urged unity and progress; but the political impasse in Kabul persists.

The U.S.-Taliban deal was touted at the time as the best chance at ending Afghanistan's endless wars.

Ghani's decree on the release came as the U.S. State Department issued a statement saying that the level of violence is "unacceptable."

After 18 years of war, Australian troops will withdraw from Afghanistan amid a hoped-for peace.

Afghans have been cautiously hopeful about the peace process, but they are not willing to agree to a peace “at any cost.”

The deal promises intra-Afghan talks to start March 10 and the release of Taliban prisoners; Kabul has rejected the latter and is scrambling to build a team for the former.