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Taliban say prisoner swap to help build trust

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KABUL on Tuesday termed the release of two Western hostages in return for three key rebel commanders as ‘a good omen’ and said it could help the peace process and build trust.

The Taliban freed two Western hostages in southern Zabul province in line with a prisoner swap deal with the government.

“This morning at around 10am two American University professors were released in Nawbahar district. They were flown out in American helicopters," AFP quoted a local police officer as saying.

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