Report: Taliban commanders freed in swap for Indian hostages
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Eleven senior Taliban members, including a member of the militant Haqqani group, were released recently in exchange for 3 kidnapped Indian engineers, according to media reports. The Indians who were reportedly released were amongst 7 engineers kidnapped more than a year ago in northern Afghanistan. The news surfaced after the Taliban have allegedly met US peace envoy recently for the first time since talks collapsed.