Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Taliban to be Released from Guantanamo

Taliban prisoners would be freed from Guantánamo Bay to potentially join peace negotiations under a proposal from the Afghan council appointed to find a settlement to the insurgency.

The High Peace Council will also seek safe passage for militant commanders to travel abroad and negotiate, a senior member of the body told The Daily Telegraph.

Mullah Arsala Rahmani said talks needed representatives of the Taliban’s Pakistan-based Quetta Shura, or ruling council, many of whom were unable to travel because of sanctions or the threat of capture.

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Turkmenistan were all candidates to host fugitive militants he said, while Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan had been ruled out.

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