Kabul says just over 4,900 Taliban prisoners have been released so far AFP/WAKIL KOHSARKABUL: A rare ceasefire between the Taliban and Afghan government appeared to hold for the third and final day on Sunday , with hundreds of militant prisoners released in a bid to bring peace talks closer.
"This Eid feels different, parks are full with people ... you almost forget that there has been a war in this country for 40 years," said Shahpoor Shadab, a resident from the eastern city of Jalalabad. Under a deal signed by the Taliban and the US in February, the"intra-Afghan" talks were slated to start in March, but were delayed amid political infighting in Kabul and as a contentious prisoner swap dragged on.
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