US-Taliban talks ‘stalled’ over Guantanamo prisoner – NYT

The issue has reportedly become a stumbling block in secret negotiations between Washington and Kabul

Secret talks between US and Afghan officials on a prisoner exchange have stalled after the Taliban insisted that a detainee held at Guantanamo Bay be included in any new deal, the New York Times has reported.

Afghanistan has freed at least five American prisoners over the past year, but negotiations have reached an impasse over the two still in custody...