38 Taliban inmates released from Afghan jail

At least 38 militants affiliated to the Taliban have been released from jail in Afghanistan`s Herat province, officials said on Monday.

The inmates were among the 900 Taliban detainees lodged in various government jails, the provincial governor`s spokesman Jailani Farhad was cited as saying by Xinhua news agency.

Afghanistan`s President Ashraf Ghani announced the release of 900 Taliban detainees last week as a "good gesture" to encourage Taliban militants to hold a dialogue with the government to find a negotiated settlement to the country`s lingering crisis.

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The Taliban, who have refused to hold direct talks with the government, was yet to react to the government`s decision.