President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has set free 35 Taliban inmates from the prison of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) on the occasion ofEid Al-Adha, August 12, reports Khamma Press. The NDS said in a statement that the directorate released 35 inmates based on a presidential decree which was issued on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha. The statement further added that the prisoners were released as a gesture of goodwill to help advance the reconciliation.