President Ashraf Ghani on Monday warned that a possible deal made by the international community on the fate of Afghans will be rejected by Kabul, and he pledged that the republic and the government forces will not be compromised in the peace process with the Taliban.

“We are not ready for compromise. If the world compromised on us, we will stand and will say no to the world,” Ghani said.

On Monday evening, the AP quoted Presidential spokesman Sediq Sediqqi explaining the new position of the Afghan government, which is that the release of the remainingTaliban prisoners will be halted until the Taliban releases government troops.

“We are going to release them. That’s not an issue. But it has to be two-way,” government spokesman Sediq Sediqqi told The Associated Press. “If we take this bold step, releasing all these guys, all these bad people, why are the Taliban not releasing our captives, which is a very small number?”

Sources within the government said that the Taliban has not released more than 20 Afghan commandos, and sources within the Taliban said the group will not release them until the release of their 400 prisoners. The Taliban has also said that they will not attend the intra-Afghan talks until the release of 400 prisoners is completed, said the sources.  

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