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Taliban-appointed prime minister meets with a top Pakistan politician in hopes of reducing tensions

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ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan’s Taliban-appointed prime minister met Monday with one of Pakistan’s most senior politicians in an attempt to reduce lingering tensions between the two countries, a spokesman for the Taliban government said. Fazlur Rehman, whose Jamiat Ulema Islam party is known for backing the Afghan Taliban, is the first senior Pakistani politician to visit … Read more

Zimbabwe releases prisoners in amnesty, decreasing overcrowding

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HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe has begun releasing greater than 4,000 prisoners underneath a presidential amnesty that authorities say will assist ease congestion in some overcrowded jails. About 800 prisoners have been launched Friday from the Central Jail and Chikurubi Most Jail within the capital, Harare. Jails in different elements of the nation started releasing prisoners … Read more