Taleban set to release 20 prisoners in major breakthrough with Afghanistan govt

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Taleban set to release 20 prisoners in major breakthrough with Afghanistan govt
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KABUL (AFP) - The Taleban are set to release 20 prisoners in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, the group's spokesman said on Sunday (April 12), in what appeared to be a major breakthrough after the insurgents walked out of talks with the government last week.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

KABUL - The Taleban are set to release 20 prisoners in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, the group's spokesman said on Sunday , in what appeared to be a major breakthrough after the insurgents walked out of talks with the government last week.

The announcement follows a string of releases of Taleban prisoners by the Afghan government and came after the head of US and Nato forces in Afghanistan met with insurgent leaders to discuss a reduction in violence in the war-weary country.

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