Afghan Govt Frees Large Number Of Taliban

Kabul, Afghanistan — Afghan government released a large number of Taliban prisoners on Wednesday evening as a part of the major Doha deal, multiple Afghan news agencies reported on 8th April. Afghan police set free 100 Taliban from Bagram Prison, in Parwan province, under the president Ghani's special decree signed in the first quarter of March 2020. President Ashraf Ghani was bound to release 1,500 Taliban prisoners according to the special decree which he had signed on March 09,2020, but only 100 Taliban granted special privileges. After freedom, the Taliban shall be required to sign an affidavit that they will not join the battlefield again. According to the Doha accord, the Afghan government is obligated to release 5,000 Taliban in return for 1,000 Afghan soldiers and policemen presently are in the Taliban captivity. The main purpose of the Qatar deal is to achieve a comprehensive and permanent ceasefire that ends the longest war of American history.