First liberation of Taliban Afghan soldiers, etc. Based on an agreement with the United States, April 13, 9:55 am
Afghanistan's rebels, the Taliban, said on Thursday that they had released the first 20 soldiers, including Afghan government soldiers who had been detained, following a peace agreement with the United States in February. On the other hand, the government is also releasing Taliban members, and the focus will be on whether this will lead to the progress of the ceasefire talks.
In a peace agreement signed by the United States and the Taliban in February, instead of releasing up to 5,000 Taliban fighters detained by the Afghan government, the Taliban will release up to 1,000 troops, including government soldiers Is supposed to.
A number of Taliban officials told NHK that the agreement had released 20 people, including Afghan soldiers, who had been detained for the first time, according to an agreement.
"The reason is that we are urging the Afghan government to steadily implement the peace agreement again."
Meanwhile, officials from the Afghan government have said they have released 300 Taliban members so far, and have stated that they will continue to do so in the future.
Regarding the release of both hostages, the government demands a gradual release, while the Taliban demands a prompt release of all members.
For the Taliban, the focus of this measure is to encourage the government to release the members as soon as possible, and whether the two parties will release hostages in the future and lead to the progress of the ceasefire talks.