The Taliban claims that an agreement was reached with envoys on the prisoner’s exchange while searching for better relationships

The Taliban said on Saturday that they reached an agreement with the United States envoys to exchange prisoners as part of an attempt to normalize relations between the United States and Afghanistan.

They did not give any details about the actual detainee exchange, and the White House did not comment on the meeting in Kabul or the results described in the Taliban statement.

The Taliban released pictures of their talks, which show the Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Moussa, with President Trump’s special envoy to the hostage response, Adam BouhlerIn addition to Zalami Khalilzad, who held the position of US Special Envoy for Afghan Peace during the Trump administration.

Regarding the issue of prisoners, Boiler stressed that the two sides will exchange the detainees.

The meeting came after the Taliban, in March, American citizen George Galzmann was releasedWho were kidnapped while traveling across Afghanistan as a tourist. He was the third detainee It was liberated by the Taliban Since Mr. Trump took office.

While answering the correspondent questions in Tel Aviv on Saturday, Foreign Minister Marco Rubio said that the American envoys were holding talks with the Taliban for some time, but they did not confirm the details of any agreement.

“(Bouhler) went there to explore what is possible.” “Obviously, the president’s decision will be in terms of any deals or any exchanges, but we definitely want any American or any person who illegally detained.”

The talks came after the Taliban sharply criticized the new ban of Mr. Trump Afghans from entering the United States.

The Taliban said: “I held comprehensive discussions on ways to develop bilateral relations between the two countries, issues related to citizens, and investment opportunities in Afghanistan,” said Taliban.

The statement added that the American delegation expressed its condolences A devastating earthquake in East Afghanistan Late last month, which is believed to have killed at least 2,200 people.