Taliban for prisoner 'swap'

KABUL, SEPT. 9.The Foreign Minister of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban, Mr. Wakil Ahmad Muttawakil,was quoted today saying the hardline movement might consider swapping eight detained foreign aid workers for an Islamic militant jailed in the United States.

Relatives of the blind Muslim cleric said they had written letters to both the hardline Islamist Taliban and the State Department in Washington.

Mr. Muttawakil said the Taliban had not received an official request for the proposed prisoner swap.

- Reuters

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