Afghanistan: the country to receive $ 300 million, and a delegation for negotiations with the Taliban formed
“The World Bank and international community have agreed to provide us with other aid packages worth about $300 million to those in need and the discussions are continued,” saidAfghan acting minister of finance. Earlier, the government launched the bread distribution project for the poor and needy, but the program was closed a month later.
A delegation of the Government of Afghanistan at the future negotiations with the Taliban movement has been formed, Javid Faisal, a spokesman for the Afghan National Security Council, said on Tuesday. He also told reporters that the Afghan government has released 3,000 Taliban prisoners to date to facilitate the launch of intra-Afghan negotiations, Afghan TV reported.
The Taliban-US agreement signed on February 29, the US-Afghan statement signed same date say up to 5,000 prisoners of the Taliban, and up to 1,000 prisoners of the Afghan government will be released before the start of the intra-Afghan dialogue. So far, the Taliban have released only a few hundred law enforcement officers.
It was reported the day before that the Taliban supreme leader has approved negotiations involving Afghan parties to the conflict, as Afghan leaders would decide the future political roadmap of Afghanistan. The US Special Envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad discusses boosting the intra-Afghan negotiation process during a trip to the region.
