Afghan government and Taliban agree to release prisoners

The Afghan government and the Taliban have agreed to begin the release of prisoners beginning March 31

The Afghan government and the Taliban have agreed to begin the release of prisoners beginning March 31

Washington … News Time

Special Representative for Afghan Reconciliation Process Zalmay Khalilzad has reported that the Afghan government and the Taliban have agreed to begin the release of prisoners from March 31. According to details, Zalma Khalilzad, US Special Representative for Afghan Reconciliation, said in a message posted on the social networking site Twitter. The Afghan government and the Taliban have agreed to begin the release of prisoners from March 31. The parties agreed the release of prisoners is a positive development. Zalma Khalilzad said that the second technical meeting on the exchange of prisoners between the Afghan government and the Taliban took place through video conference. According to a foreign news agency, spokesman Sohail Shaheen said the decision was made at a video conference of the US, Qatar, the Afghan government, Halal Ahmar and the Taliban. He said the release would be based on a list of 5,000 Taliban prisoners provided to US officials. It should be noted that under the Doha Peace Agreement of February 29, the Afghan government is to release 5,000 Taliban prisoners, in exchange for the release of these 5,000 prisoners; the Taliban will release 1,000 prisoners. After the release of the prisoners, talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban have begun.

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