Afghanistan, March 20 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Taliban states that the U.S. Special Envoy for Prisoner Affairs and former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, visited Kabul and held talks with Amir Khan Muttaqi regarding the release of prisoners.

Zia Ahmad Takal, Deputy Spokesperson for the Taliban Ministry of Foreign Affairs, announced the meeting on Thursday, March 20, via a press release on X/Twitter.

He added that the discussion also covered providing consular services to Afghan nationals in the United States.

Takal quoted Adam Boehler , the U.S. Special Envoy for Prisoner Affairs, who also stated that progress on prisoner issues between the Taliban and the U.S. is a good step toward building "trust."

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