Afghan official hopes release of Taliban prisoners is gesture of good will
Almost a week after the Afghan government released
at least 400 Taliban prisoners out of 887 inmates to be freed in the near
future, Chief Executive of Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah, said he hopes the
move will be a gesture of goodwill and not part of an election campaign,
TOLOnews channel reported.
“The release of Taliban prisoners is a goodwill
gesture, but it will lose its actual impact if it takes the form of a
[election] campaign,” Abdullah said at the Council of Ministers meeting on
Monday.
Abdullah also said that the peace process does not
belong to a person, but it is the will of the people of Afghanistan.
“Afghans want peace and a healthy representation
should be made of the will of the people of Afghanistan,” said Abdullah, who
recently mentioned that the Taliban is the main hurdle to peace efforts in the
country.
