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Afghan chief presidential spokesman Sediq Sediqqi speaks during a press conference in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, March 11, 2020. Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday issued a decree to release Taliban inmates on parole, and the release of the first 1,500 prisoners will start on March 14, an official confirmed on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Rahmatullah Alizadah)