several hundreds of thousands of dollars in ransom to the Taliban.The government has released 55 Taliban operatives, including Mufti Yousuf and Muslim Dost, the Asia Times reported. In exchange, the Taliban released Tariq Azizuddin, Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan, along with "dozens" of Pakistani soldiers and paramilitaries captured during battles since last summer.
from The Long War Journal: Pakistan frees former Guantanamo prisoner, Afghan Taliban commander
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