Sec. Pompeo flew into Kabul on Monday amid an impasse between the Afghan government and the Taliban over a proposed prisoner exchange.
“Both sides exchanged options on initial technical steps for the release of prisoners,” the Afghanistan National Security Council said in a statement afterward. The council also said that a reduction in violence, direct peace talks and a permanent ceasefire were also discussed.
The Afghan government has argued for a phased release of Taliban prisoners based on conditions while the Taliban has insisted on the release of up to 5,000 Taliban members up front as a condition to start direct peace talks.between the United States and the Taliban signed in Doha last month that called for the withdrawal of American troops in 14 months in return for the Taliban entering into peace talks with their foes in the Afghan government.
The Afghan government was not a signatory to the agreement, however, and officials in Kabul are reluctant to hand over prisoners without more firm guarantees from the Taliban that the insurgency is ready to negotiate a genuine peace and halt its attacks.
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