Taliban release 20 more Afghan security personnel

The Taliban and the Afghan government have made significant progress on the exchange of prisoners, and the Taliban have released 20 more security personnel.

Afghan Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed that 20 Afghan security personnel had been released in Laghman, eastern Afghanistan.

New clothes and rent were also paid for the release of the prisoners, he said.

On the other hand, Afghan National Security Council spokesman Javed Faisal says that the Afghan government has released 361 Taliban prisoners from Bagram on a presidential order.

It is understood that earlier this week, the Afghan Taliban released 20 security personnel.

Remember that the Afghan Taliban announced the end of talks with the Afghan government regarding the release of prisoners, saying that the Afghan government is delaying release of the prisoners by shaking hands.

But after the announcement of the Taliban, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned the Afghan government to end their differences and reach an agreement with the Taliban, otherwise President Trump could order a full withdrawal of US troops and stop Afghan aid. ۔

US Taliban Peace Pact

The US-Taliban agreement signed in Qatar on February 29, 2020 determined that US and NATO forces would be expelled from Afghanistan over the next 14 months, in response to which the Taliban have to guarantee that terrorist organizations, including al-Qaeda in the Afghan mainland. Will not be used by us.

The agreement also included the condition of release of prisoners under which 5,000 Taliban prisoners and 1,000 Afghan security forces were to be released by March 10, 2020, but the matter was delayed due to conflicts between the parties and the Afghan government's objections. Was victimized.

Talks are underway between the Afghan government and the Afghan Taliban after the transfer of prisoners is completed, which will discuss Afghanistan's political future.