Pakistan intends to release all Afghan Taliban prisoners: Jilani

ABU DHABI: Pakistan intends to release all Afghan Taliban prisoners still in its detention, , Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani said on Friday,"The remaining detainees, we are coordinating, and...

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Pakistan intends to release all Afghan Taliban prisoners: Jilani
ABU DHABI: Pakistan intends to release all Afghan Taliban prisoners still in its detention, , Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani said on Friday,

"The remaining detainees, we are coordinating, and they will be released subsequently," Jilani said at a news conference in Abu Dhabi.

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.