Ghani said he would sign the decree Sunday freeing the 400 prisoners. Suhail Shaheen, the spokesman to the Taliban negotiating team, said that once the 400 prisoners were released they “don’t see any hurdle” to beginning talks. Those criminals, however, were included on lists of prisoners whose release the Taliban demanded. The Taliban had committed to beginning the talks right away if the prisoners were released, or ratcheting up the violence if they were not. The February agreement called for the release of the Taliban prisoners within 10 days.

Source: bd News24 August 10, 2020 08:26 UTC