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Amin Alemi
Press TV, Kabul 
The Afghan government has released 100 Taliban prisoners in accordance with a recent agreement with the militants.   This comes a day after the Taliban walked out of talks, accusing the Afghan government of delaying the prisoner swap that was part of an agreement signed with the US in the Qatari capital Doha.

Kabul has rejected the claim, saying the release of Taliban prisoners shows the Afghan government’s good intentions.  The US signed a deal with the Taliban on February 29 that required the Afghan government which was not a signatory to the agreement to free 5,000 Taliban prisoners, and for the armed group to release 1,000 pro-government captives in return.

As per the terms of the deal, Washington promised to withdraw US and foreign troops from Afghanistan by July next year, in return for security guarantees from the Taliban.

The Taliban and the Afghan government have been negotiating for months to finalize the prisoner swap to pave the way for intra-Afghan peace talks.

But talks have repeatedly broken down.

The latest move could be a positive sign for the resolution of the conflict. 

Original Article Source: Press TV | Published on Thursday, 09 April 2020 14:35 (about 1449 days ago)