Taliban prisoners walk in line during their release from the Bagram prison, next to the U.S. military base, Bagram, Afghanistan, May 26, 2020. (AFP Photo)
France 24: Freed Taliban prisoners eye return to the battlefield
Afghan authorities are opening prison doors for thousands of Taliban inmates in a high-risk gambit to ensure the insurgent group begin peace talks with Kabul.
Security concerns are mounting as many of the newly liberated fighters say they are ready to resume their holy war.
"If the Americans do not pull out, we will continue our jihad, because they have killed many Afghans in their operations," said Mohamed Daud, who was freed from Bagram jail north of Kabul last month.
"We do not want foreign forces in our country anymore," he told AFP, dressed in a traditional shalwar kameez, before taking a taxi back to his village with a cash handout from authorities worth $65.
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WNU Editor: The Afghan government has already released about 60% of their prisoners .... Afghanistan releases 60% of Taliban prisoners amid peace talks (Daily Sabah).
2 comments:
Anyone, who needs a beard to prove to himself that he is a man, is not a man.
This is an obama/kerry caliber gesture. Unlike those two, the Afghans will now be subjected to the taliban moral bankruptcy just as before. There is no ocean protecting any Afghans.
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