KABUL - US-led coalition forces said on Saturday they had released 20 suspected Taleban detainees from Bagram airbase, the main military base in the war-torn Afghanistan. The US militaryâs spokeswoman in Afghanistan Cindy Moore said the release was part of a government-backed Takhim-e-Solh â âStrengthening Peaceâ - programme which offered an amnesty to former Taleban insurgents who agree to renounce violence.
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Moore said, additional detainees would be released from Bagram next on Saturday. Located 50 kilometres north of Kabul, where hundreds of the suspected Taleban are under custody, Bagram is the main US military base in war-torn Afghanistan. Last Saturday, the US military released 76 detainees, also from Bagram.
A total of 199 detainees accepted participation in the programme. The first group of 57 was released July 2. The rest will be released soon, officials said. |