Pakistan frees 13 Afghan militants

Islamabad, Nov 16 (IANS) Bookmark and Share

Pakistan has freed 13 Afghan Taliban militants.

Taliban leader Anwar Haq Mujahid was among those release Thursday, Xinhua reported.

Earlier Afghanistan had submitted a list of Taliban leaders to Pakistan for their release. Mujahid was the Taliban commander when he was arrested in Pakistan in 2009.

Both countries have agreed to form a group to establish contact with Taliban as part of a move take forward the reconciliation process in Afghanistan.

--IANS

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