By KUNA,
Kabul : The US military authorities have released three detainees from its Bagram detention facility north of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan.
A statement issued by the coalition forces on Sunday said the three men were released in the spirit of the holy month of Ramadan and were handed over to the government of Afghanistan.
“The three individuals were scheduled for release at a later date, but this process was expedited in order to re-unite them with their families prior to the holy days,” said the statement.
As part of a reconciliation programme called Tahkeem-e-Solha, they agreed not to take up arms and also swore allegiance to the government of Afghanistan, it added.
Their release was an initiative by the US military, the Afghan government and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), said the statement, which did not make public the names of the three individuals nor the charges against them.
Meanwhile, Afghan and coalition forces killed more than a dozen militants after they attacked a coalition forces base in Shaheed Haas district of Uruzgan province, said a separate statement.
Militants simultaneously attacked the base and checkpoints with mortars from multiple firing positions, small-arms fire, machine-guns and rocket-propelled grenades, resulting in the death of two Afghan security guards.
The joint force responded with small-arms fire, mortar and close-air support, killing the militants.