The Afghan government released 200 Taliban prisoners over the past two days even though discussions about a prisoner swap with the insurgent group were halted after members of the Taliban walked out.
The New York Post reported that a group of 100 Taliban prisoners considered to be low-risk were released on Wednesday and the Afghan government announced Thursday it would release 100 more. Reuters reported that the move to release the prisoners was the “first step in a peace process with the hardline Islamists, despite the group’s suspension of talks on a planned prisoner exchange crucial to moving to formal talks to end years of war.”
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