KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban mentioned Saturday they reached settlement with U.S. envoys on an trade of prisoners as a part of an effort to normalize relations between the USA and Afghanistan.
They gave no particulars of a detainee swap and the White Home didn’t touch upon the assembly in Kabul or the outcomes described in a Taliban assertion.
The Taliban launched images from their talks, exhibiting their overseas minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, with President Donald Trump’s particular envoy for hostage response, Adam Boehler, and one other U.S. envoy, Adam Boehler, in a room with others.
On the difficulty of prisoners, Boehler “confirmed that the 2 sides would undertake an trade of detainees,” the Taliban assertion mentioned. No info was offered on how many individuals are being held in every nation, who they’re or why they have been imprisoned.
The assembly got here after the Taliban, in March, released U.S. citizen George Glezmann, who was kidnapped whereas touring by way of Afghanistan as a vacationer. He was the third detainee freed by the Taliban since Trump took workplace.
The talks additionally got here after the Taliban sharply criticized Trump’s new journey ban that bars Afghans from coming into the USA.
“Complete discussions have been held on methods to develop bilateral relations between the 2 nations, points associated to residents, and funding alternatives in Afghanistan,” the Taliban mentioned.
The assertion added that the U.S. delegation additionally expressed condolences over the devastating earthquake in japanese Afghanistan late final month.
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