Govt. of Afghanistan releases 100 Taliban prisoners

Govt. of Afghanistan releases 100 Taliban prisoners

Govt. of Afghanistan releases 100 Taliban prisoners
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The Afghan government let go off 100 Taliban prisoners as part of a peace process.

Differences over the prisoner release question have been complicating United States brokered attempts to create a lasting peace agreement to end more than 18 years of conflict in Afghanistan.

“The government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan released 100 Taliban prisoners today based on their health condition, age and length of remaining sentence, as part of our efforts for peace,” said Javid Faisal, a spokesman for the Afghan National Security Council, which has been negotiating with the Taliban.

In February, a formal agreement between US and the Taliban, under which US-led forces will withdraw in phases in exchange for Taliban security guarantees, is the best chance to reduce US military involvement in Afghanistan.

But peace hinges on talks between the US-backed Afghan government and the militants. A prisoner exchange is meant to build confidence on both sides for those talks.

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Despite this week’s setbacks over the prisoner releases, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday said progress had been made since he visited Kabul on March 23 and also met Taliban officials in Qatar to iron out the differences.

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