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Afghanistan govt frees 317 more Taliban prisoners
KABUL: The govt. of Afghanistan released additional 317 Taliban prisoners since the beginning of the Eid al-Adha holiday on Friday, the country's office of National Security Council said on Twitter Sunday.
With the newly-released prisoners, the total number of Taliban prisoners released from Afghan custody reached 4,917 prisoners, the Council said.
The 317 were among an additional 500 Taliban prisoners that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani ordered freed on Friday as a goodwill gesture.
The militant group says it has freed all 1,000 prisoners it had pledged to release in a deal with the U.S.
The Taliban have announced a temporary cease-fire for the three days during the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday starting Friday. The government has reciprocated.
The U.S.-Taliban deal paves the way for the withdrawal of all international troops from Afghanistan and an exchange of prisoners between the Afghan government and the militants. It also paves the way for intra-Afghan peace talks.
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