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Afghan govt delays plan to free Taliban prisoners, puts peace deal at risk According to the decree, only 1,500 Taliban prisoners would be initially released as a gesture of goodwill Current Affairs : Stocks were hammered on Monday and the dollar battered after crisis rate cuts in the United States and New Zealand, and a pile of steps by policymakers overall neglected to stem the defeat in business sectors scared by the expanding aftermath of the coronavirus. US stock prospects plunged 4.8% to hit their downlimit before sunrise in Singapore. The dollar sank over 2% against the yen. Australia’s benchmark stock record fell 7% in the main quarter-hour of exchange before paring a portion of the misfortunes. US rough fell 5% to under $30 per barrel. New Zealand shares were down 3%. Japan’s Nikkei was up 0.1% after an over 6% decay on Friday to the most minimal since late 2016. South Korea’s KOSPI was a shade more fragile. That left MSCI’s record of Asia-Pacific offers outs...