Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Islamabad Agrees To Free Several Taliban Prisoners

http://www.rferl.org
Media reports say that Pakistan has agreed to free several jailed Taliban militants. Pakistani and Afghan sources say the agreement was reached during talks on November 14 between Afghanistan's High Peace Council delegation and Pakistani officials. The Afghan delegation, headed by Salahuddin Rabbani, has been seeking the release of Taliban commander Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, who was arrested in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi in February 2010. It is not clear if Baradar is among the Taliban detainees to be released. The peace process in Afghanistan will mainly depend on possible talks between the Afghan government and leaders of the Taliban insurgency, some of whom are based in Pakistan. Baradar is considered a key figure capable of winning over a large number of Taliban insurgents.

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