Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
Afghanistan Frees 900 More Taliban Prisoners
by RFE/RL's Radio Free AfghanistanSome 900 Taliban members were freed from Afghanistan's largest prison outside Kabul as part of a prisoner swap under a cease-fire deal. Former detainees were given new clothes outside Pul-e Charkhi prison on May 26, as well as cash and transport home. The prisoner swap was part of a deal struck in February in Qatar between the Taliban and the United States.