Yes, the Trump administration in 2020 agreed to the release of 5,000 Taliban prisoners

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Yes, the Trump administration in 2020 agreed to the release of 5,000 Taliban prisoners

Peace talks between the Afghanistan government and the Taliban, which never made substantial progress, didn’t begin until after the release of the prisoners.

The Taliban on Aug. 15 seized control of the Afghanistan government for the first time in nearly 20 years. President Joe Biden said the Taliban’s return to power occurred quicker than his administration expected. The takeover in Kabul has led to a dangerous situation for Americans and U.S. allies trying to evacuate out of Afghanistan.

Since the Taliban’s takeover, people have claimed that the U.S., when Donald Trump was president, agreed to the release of 5,000 Taliban prisoners.

THE QUESTION
Did the Trump administration agree to the release of 5,000 Taliban prisoners?

THE SOURCES
U.S. Department of State
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani
Shuhail Shaheen, Taliban spokesperson in Qatar
U.S. Congressional Research Service
Council on Foreign Relations

THE ANSWER - TRUE

This is true.

Yes, as part of a deal made with the Taliban in 2020, the Trump administration agreed to the release of up to 5,000 Taliban prisoners in exchange for the release of up to 1,000 prisoners “of the other side.”
https://www.10tv.com/article/news/verify/afghanistan/afghanistan-taliban-united-states-deal-5000-prisoners/536-202b0ae9-6251-44d3-a3d0-b9e7d029aed9

Link to tweet

[dweller]

1. It was part of the terms

of TFG’s surrender to the Taliban

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[UTUSN]

2. K&R

[Kid Berwyn]

3. This is important to know.

That’s why Corporate McPravda is on the case.



Does the nightly news mention this at all when covering Lindsey, Mitch and Boebert?