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A Taliban security guard at the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Spin Boldak. AFP
A Taliban security guard at the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Spin Boldak. AFP
Taliban free two US citizens in 'goodwill gesture', State Department says
Release comes same day as Taliban ban women going to university