Taliban, Nov 16 (TIWN): Abdullah Abdullah, the head of Afghanistan's High Council for National Reconciliation, said that Taliban prisoners were released by the government in the hope for ending the war and reducing violence in the country, but the expectations from the move were not met.

Addressing the Herat Security Dialogue on Saturday, Abdullah said the Afghan government will never shut the doors for peace, reports TOLO News.  "The release of the Taliban's prisoners was done with the hope that they will end the war with the start of the talks or at least agree on a humanitarian ceasefire," said Abdullah.