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US says Taleban may be freed soon
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BBC News
Friday, 31 December, 2004

Andrew North


The commander of the US-led military coalition in Afghanistan says many suspected militants in US bases could be released in the new year.

The move would be part of efforts aimed at persuading Taleban members to abandon their insurgency.

The US is holding more than 500 people at its two main bases here, Bagram and Kandahar. That is a big rise on earlier in the year.

However the US has again ruled out an amnesty for the leader of the Taleban.

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