Afghanistan and the Taliban have reached a deal to release two American University teachers, including a U.S. citizen, in exchange for three Taliban members, the Afghan president said Tuesday morning.
Taliban commanders Anas Haqqani, Haji Maali Khan and Abdul Rasheed Haqani are also set to be released, the president said. Ghani said the three are members of the Taliban-linked Haqqani network and are being released"conditionally in exchange" for the two professors, the Associated Press reported.
The release of the Taliban officials is intended to show Afghanistan's government's willingness toward peace talks, the president said.
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