guarantee prisoners would not rejoin fight from the ca karzai government. what it means for those who want to jump start negotiations. >> it's a step in a fragile peace process. among the taliban members released, an important commander. the prisoner release is still shroud in secrecy, and it's not clear if the prisoners were on the list submitted by the high peace council which is supposed to be negotiating between the government and fighters. the seven men were allowed to walk free in pakistan rather than being handed over to afghanistan as requested. former foreign minister said the process of the release itself needs to be made more transparent. >> in the past few years the so-called peace process hasn't been fully culte consulted withe afghan authorities, the afghan parliament doesn't know much about the peace process. legitimate political of