Prisoner Release Shifts Pakistan's Afghan Policy
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There has been a small but potentially important breakthrough in the faltering Afghan peace process. In what is considered a good faith gesture, Pakistan last week released at least nine Afghan Taliban prisoners. The move is seen as part of a emerging new strategy by Pakistan as it eyes the looming drawdown of U.S. and western troops in Afghanistan. Pakistan's decision to release Afghan Taliban prisoners has been met with equal doses of skepticism, surprise and relief. Pakistan is seen as key to bringing the Taliban and other Islamist militants to any peace negotiation. But for years, it has balked or outright refused to release Afghan militant leaders who may be willing to take part in a reconciliation process. The prisoner release came at the end of a three-day meeting in Islamabad between Pakistan officials and members of the Afghan High Peace Council.
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Mushahid Hussain Sayed
Overall Sentiment: 0.0244357
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| 0 | Senator Sayed says Pakistan's focus is clear, "a stable, a united peaceful Afghanistan is what we would like to essentially want at the end of the road. That this should not lead to a situation where there is a new civil conflict among warring factors." |
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Saleem Safi
Overall Sentiment: 0.0448915
Relevance: 0.200431
Salahuddin Rabbani
Overall Sentiment: 0.429613
Relevance: 0.160637
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| 0.143394 | "It seems that Pakistani officials have realized that a close cooperation between Afghanistan and Pakistan can be effective for the peace initiative," Rabbani says. ... |
| 0.108729 | "It seems that Pakistani officials have realized that a close cooperation between Afghanistan and Pakistan can be effective for the peace initiative," Rabbani says. "Of course, this is a vision we have been insisting on for a long time." |
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Organization: Taliban
Overall Sentiment: 0.145329
Relevance: 0.426082
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Country: Pakistan
Overall Sentiment: 0.109402
Relevance: 0.873502
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There has been a small but potentially important breakthrough in the faltering Afghan peace process. In what is considered a good faith gesture, Pakistan last week released at least nine Afghan Taliban prisoners. The move is seen as part of a emerging new strategy by Pakistan as it eyes the looming drawdown of U.S. and western troops in Afghanistan.
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