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A 2020 agreement between the U.S. and the Taliban called for the release of up to 5,000 Taliban prisoners.
Sen. Mitt Romney blamed both the Trump and Biden administrations for the chaotic events that swept Afghanistan after the Taliban took over the country.
Afghanistan ’s president, Ashraf Ghani , ultimately signed a decree to release the remaining 400 prisoners.
Mitt Romney said that the U.S. and the Taliban agreed to release 5,000 Taliban prisoners.
This is true, according to news reports and statements from Afghanistan ’s president.
We rate Romney 's claim true, and we rate it true.
The agreement was reached in February 2020 , and the release was part of an agreement.
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