Taliban demand prisoner exchange for release of American citizens
The Taliban spokesperson announced on Wednesday that discussions were held in Doha with US representatives regarding prisoner exchange.
Zabihullah Mujahid stated that the Taliban would release American citizens in exchange for the release of its fighters from Guantanamo.
Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesperson for the Taliban administration, stated in a press conference in Kabul that two American citizens would be released only if the United States also released its fighters from American prisons and Guantanamo.
Mr. Mujahid responded during today’s press conference in Kabul regarding statements by the US State Department spokesperson concerning the imprisonment of two American citizens in Afghanistan.
He set conditions for the release of American citizens from Taliban prisons and demanded the release of its fighters from US prisons.
He did not specify which Taliban fighters should be released from US prisons but urged the United States to accept the conditions of the Taliban in exchange for the release of its members.
Mujahid stated during his remarks, “Afghanistan’s conditions must be accepted. We also have citizens imprisoned in America, in Guantanamo. In exchange for them (the two Americans), we must release our own citizens. When American citizens are important to them, Afghan citizens are important to us.”
The Taliban has set conditions for America that Vedant Patel, Deputy State Department spokesperson, said yesterday at a press conference that the American delegation emphasized in a meeting with Zabihullah Mujahid in Doha on the immediate and unconditional release of American citizens from the Taliban prisons.
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