Afghan political rivals divided over release of 5,000 Taliban prisoners

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's main political rival supports a Taliban demand for the release of thousands of their prisoners before they will take part in peace talks with the government, his spokesman said on Thursday. A dispute over the prisoner release threatens a U.S-led effort to bring peace to Afghanistan, days after the militants and the United States signed an agreement on the withdrawal of U.S. forces. The adoption by Abdullah Abdullah, Ghani's main rival in the past two, disputed presidential elections, of a...