KABUL, Afghanistan (AP)– The Taliban stated Saturday they reached arrangement with U.S. envoys on an exchange of detainees as part of an effort to stabilize relations in between the United States and Afghanistan.
They offered no information of a detainee swap and the White House did not talk about the conference in Kabul or the outcomes explained in a Taliban declaration.
The Taliban launched pictures from their talks, revealing their foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, with President Donald Trump’s unique envoy for captive reaction, Adam Boehler.
On the concern of detainees, Boehler “validated that the 2 sides would carry out an exchange of detainees,” the Taliban declaration stated. No details was offered on the number of individuals are being kept in each nation, who they are or why they were put behind bars.
The conference followed the Taliban, in March, launched U.S. person George Glezmann, who was abducted while taking a trip through Afghanistan as a traveler. He was the 3rd detainee released by the Taliban considering that Trump took workplace.
The talks likewise followed the Taliban greatly slammed Trump’s brand-new travel restriction that disallows Afghans from getting in the United States.
“Comprehensive conversations were hung on methods to establish bilateral relations in between the 2 nations, problems connected to residents, and financial investment chances in Afghanistan,” the Taliban stated.
The declaration included that the U.S. delegation likewise revealed acknowledgements over the disastrous earthquake in eastern Afghanistan late last month.
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The Associated Press
