Many prisoners released under the US-Taliban deal took up arms again and then overran Kabul
The government suspended releases in response but came under immediate pressure to resume because the US remained deeply invested in ensuring that the commitments it made to the Taliban under the deal were fulfilled.The six included Hekmatullah and other convicts of concern to France and the US. The Afghan government, through the US, offered the Taliban to release any other six convicts instead, but the US failed to secure the Taliban’s agreement.
When the Afghan government shared this with the French embassy in Kabul, the French diplomats consulted with Paris and denied that such an agreement had taken place. A consensus emerged among the US, the Taliban, the Afghan government and Qatar on 3 September to send the six to Qatar under house arrest “until at least 30 November”, according to a text outlining the agreement.Just prior to the late-night transfer flight on 6 September, my office was evaluating possible reactions from Australia.
My office briefly considered arranging for a bilateral treaty to give Australia custody of Hekmatullah so he could serve out the rest of his sentence, but it was abandoned for technical and political difficulties and the idea was never shared with Australia.
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