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  • Afghans say Taliban prisoners freed by U.S. will rejoin battle

    06/01/2014 4:34:05 PM PDT · by mandaladon · 69 replies
    Yahoo News ^ | 1 Jun 2014 | Jessica Donati and Hamid Shalizi
    KABUL (Reuters) - The release of five Taliban prisoners in exchange for a U.S. soldier has drawn criticism from some Afghans, who say the detainees are dangerous and will rekindle ties with terrorist networks to resume fighting, just as most foreign troops leave. The men had been held at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba since 2002 and were classed by the Pentagon as "high-risk" and "likely to pose a threat". Two are also implicated in the murder of thousands of minority Shi'ite Muslims in Afghanistan, according to the U.S. military. They were released in a swap with...