Afghan president Ashraf Ghani vows to speed up release of Taliban prisoners

Taliban prisoners stand before being released from prison next to the US military base in Bagram, north of Kabul, in this April 11, 2020 handout photo by Afghanistan’s National Security Council. (National Security Council via AFP)

• ‘As a responsible government we take one more step forward — I announce that I will expedite the Taliban prisoner releases’

KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani vowed Sunday to speed up the release of Taliban prisoners after welcoming an offer by the insurgents of a three-day cease-fire during the Eid holiday.
“As a responsible government we take one more step forward — I announce that I will expedite the Taliban prisoner releases,” Ghani said in an address to the nation marking Eid Al-Fitr holiday.
He also urged the militants to press on with the release of Afghan security personnel they hold.