Re: Pakistan frees Dadullah and seven top Taliban prisoners
I believe it was done at the request of the afghans. Apparently the taliban were holding some afghan govt officials as well, and they were released in return for the release of these terrorists.
In any case, we release crooks and criminals locally all the time at the behest of political parties. Heck, we even make them presidents and pms, so releasing a few taliban here and there should not be a big deal.