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Several senior Taliban members have been released in exchange for three kidnapped Indian engineers.<\/h2>\n

Ariana News Agency-\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The 11 Taliban reported freed included a member of the militant Haqqani group.<\/p>\n

The Indians released on Sunday were part of a group of seven engineers kidnapped more than a year ago with their driver in northern Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

The news came after the Taliban were said to have met the US peace envoy for the first time since talks collapsed.<\/p>\n

Zalmay Khalilzad reportedly met senior members of the group in Pakistan last week, almost a month after President Donald Trump cancelled secret plans to host a Taliban delegation in the US.<\/p>\n

Three key Taliban figures were released from prison in Afghanistan, according to the source within the militant group, including the former “shadow” governor of Nimroz province.<\/p>\n

The New York Times reported that Abdul Rashid Baluch was previously listed as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by the US Treasury Department. He was accused of deploying suicide bombers and helping finance the Taliban through the drugs trade in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

A second “shadow” governor for Kunar province, and a member of the powerful Haqqani network, which is said to have been behind co-ordinated attacks on both Afghan and Nato forces in recent years, were also said to be among those released.<\/p>\n

Another eight militants were freed as part of the deal, the Associated Press news agency reported.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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