Abu Dhabi: Pakistan on Friday announced that it had plans to release all Afghan Taliban prisoners still in its detention, including the group’s former second-in-command, an official said on Friday.
Speaking at a news conference in Abu Dhabi, Pakistan’s foreign secretary Jalil Jilani said,“The remaining detainees, we are coordinating, and they will be released subsequently.”
Asked if the former Taliban number-2 Mullah Baradar would be among those to be released, he said: “The aim is to release all,” without elaborating further.
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