Taliban announces release of 1,000 Afghan soldiers July 31 11:40
The Taliban, an Afghan opposition militant group, has announced that it has now released about 1,000 soldiers of the detained Afghan government under a peace agreement with the United States in February. The fight between the government and the Taliban continues, and the focus will be on the progress of the Taliban, which will lead to the progress of the ceasefire talks.
In the peace agreement signed by the U.S. and the Taliban this February, the Taliban side will release 1,000 soldiers of the Afghan government instead of releasing up to 5,000 such as Taliban fighters detained by the Afghan government. It is supposed to.
About this, the Taliban issued a statement on the 30th and announced that it has reached 1005 people so far by releasing the detained Afghan soldiers.
"We have adhered to the peace agreement. The Afghan government should proceed promptly in accordance with the agreement," Taliban executives told NHK, saying to the Afghan government that there were 5,000 fighters and others. I demanded that the release be done early.
The government has released about 4,400 people so far, but there are concerns about the release as some of the remaining 600 played a central role in battle and terrorism. ..
The battle between the government and the Taliban is still ongoing, and the focus will be on the government's further liberation and the progress of the ceasefire talks following the Taliban's measures.