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Kabul: A Taliban spokesman said on Thursday the insurgents were still holding two Western hostages, as officials stayed tight-lipped over the outcome of an apparent prisoner swap announced by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani this week.
Ghani announced on Tuesday that his government would “conditionally” release three high-ranking Taliban insurgents, including Anas Haqqani, brother to the leader of the eponymous Haqqani Network, one of the Taliban’s deadliest and most feared factions.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed to AFP that no swap had yet taken place. (AFP)
Ghani announced on Tuesday that his government would “conditionally” release three high-ranking Taliban insurgents, including Anas Haqqani, brother to the leader of the eponymous Haqqani Network, one of the Taliban’s deadliest and most feared factions.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed to AFP that no swap had yet taken place. (AFP)
