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Dozens of Taliban prisoners are freed during a historic ceasefire in Afghanistan -- only the second in nearly 19 years of war -- as part of plans by authorities to release about 900 Taliban prisoners across the country. Of this, approximately 600 of them were set to be freed from the notorious Bagram jail near Kabul. IMAGES
Kandahar, July 15 (EFE).- The Taliban have offered a three-month ceasefire in exchange for the release of 7,000 insurgent prisoners, the Afghan government said Thursday, amid sweeping territorial gains by the Islamist militia in the war-ravaged country.Nader Nadery, an Afghan government negotiator, told reporters that the Taliban had presented them a three-month ceasefire.(Camera: MUHAMMAD SADIQ)SHOT LIST: SECURITY IN THE STREETS OF KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN.
Kabul, May 13 (EFE/EPA).- Afghanistan began its Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations on Thursday free of gunshots and explosions that have become routine as the conflict escalated in recent months, after the government and the Taliban declared a three-day ceasefire for the most important festival for Muslims. (Camera: HEDAYATULLAH AMID)SHOT LIST: PRESIDENT MOHAMMAD ASHRAF GHANI ARRIVES AT THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE FOR EID PRAYERS IN KABUL, AFGHANISTAN.
Kabul (Afghanistan), Aug 9 (EFE), (Camera: Jawed Kargar).- A large assembly of elder statemen and political veterans called by the Afghanistan government decided Sunday the release of the last 400 Taliban prisoners to begin the peace talks.FOOTAGE OF THE ASSEMBLY.
Kabul, Aug 7 (EFE), (Camera: Jawed Kargar).- A grand consultative meeting of tribal elders, community leaders, and politicians began in Afghanistan on Friday to discuss the fate of 400 controversial Taliban prisoners, whose release will pave the way for intra-Afghan talks between the government and rebels.More than 3,200 participants from various social groups and political parties from across the country are attending the grand assembly, also known as loya jirga, in Kabul under tight security measures.Some 30 percent of the participants are women.The meeting convened by the government will advise President Ashraf Ghani on the release of the Taliban prisoners.FOOTAGE OF THE ASSEMBLY ON FRIDAY.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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