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To: longnshort who wrote (730021)	7/31/2013 11:53:51 AM
From: joseffy	Respond to of 1573890

US releases prisoners from Guantanamo US government releases five prisoners from infamous detention camp as gesture ahead of talks with Taliban by Orly Azoulay : 07.29.13, Ynet Excerpt: Without much publicity or official announcements, the Unites States released five Guantanamo Bay detainees as a nod of willingness to open peace talks in Afghanistan. After officials in Kabul expressed desire for negotiations, the Obama administration released five members of the Taliban who were detained at the US detention center. A top US official said that the prisoners were released under the condition that they will not engage in any violent activity. While it is clear that they are guilty of crime, the benefit in releasing them—the potential withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan by the summer of 2014—is greater than the risk. The US announced it will attempt to negotiate peace talks with the Taliban and Afghanistan government officials some months ago. Article I'm sure they promised to be good. Weasel Zippers notes: As of now there are no reports of the Taliban releasing captured U.S. soldier Bowe Bergdahl (they offered to swap him for these same Gitmo prisoners in June).