The Afghan government says it will free 900 prisoners, its single largest prisoner release since the U.S. and the Taliban signed a peace deal.
Afghan security forces evacuated the hospital amid the shootout, carrying babies and frantic mothers, according to images shared by Interior Ministry.That would bring to 2,000 the number of Taliban prisoners released so far under the U.S.-Taliban deal. The Taliban say they have released 240 captives.
However, the Taliban have yet to confirm whether those released so far by the government were among the 5,000 names they had given U.S. negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad, the architect of the Feb. 29 deal. A second Taliban official said that those released so far were in fact on the Taliban’s list, including the uncle of Taliban chief Hibatullah Akhundzada. Key in deciding which names would appear on the list was Mullah Nooruddin Turabi, a senior figure who recently recovered fromTurabi was the much feared vice and virtue minister during the Taliban rule, known for beating men who were found listening to music or not attending mosque services.
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