According to this report coming from PressTV obama released 3 top taliban leaders from the Gitmo prison in exchange for one american soldier reportedly being held by the Taliban.
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The United States has reportedly released three high-ranking Taliban leaders from Guantanamo Bay Prison in return for an American soldier held by the militant group.
The move is also considered as a big concession by Washington to persuade the Taliban to the negotiating table.
The three senior Taliban leaders are reportedly on their way to Qatar despite strong opposition from Afghanistan.
According to media reports, the released prisoners include Mullah Khair Khowa, a former interior minister, Noorullah Noori, a former governor in northern Afghanistan and maybe Mullah Fazl Akhund, a Taliban Army Chief of Staff.
Kabul says the prisoners must be sent directly to Afghanistan, stressing that their transfer to Qatar is a breach of Afghanistan's sovereignty, Afghan laws or the Afghan constitution."
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This has not been confirmed by any major media. It is interesting that the names of the released taliban are reported and where they are but not the name of the American or his location.
If i am the family of the American soldier I hope it is true. The only soldier I remember being captured ( or being reported captured) was that American that walked away from his outpost.
from link
The United States has reportedly released three high-ranking Taliban leaders from Guantanamo Bay Prison in return for an American soldier held by the militant group.
The move is also considered as a big concession by Washington to persuade the Taliban to the negotiating table.
The three senior Taliban leaders are reportedly on their way to Qatar despite strong opposition from Afghanistan.
According to media reports, the released prisoners include Mullah Khair Khowa, a former interior minister, Noorullah Noori, a former governor in northern Afghanistan and maybe Mullah Fazl Akhund, a Taliban Army Chief of Staff.
Kabul says the prisoners must be sent directly to Afghanistan, stressing that their transfer to Qatar is a breach of Afghanistan's sovereignty, Afghan laws or the Afghan constitution."
The Link
This has not been confirmed by any major media. It is interesting that the names of the released taliban are reported and where they are but not the name of the American or his location.
If i am the family of the American soldier I hope it is true. The only soldier I remember being captured ( or being reported captured) was that American that walked away from his outpost.
