A day after releasing 100 Taliban prisoners, the Afghan government on Thursday said it would free another 100 – even though the insurgents have walked out of talks over a wider prisoner swap and described the piecemeal release of captives as “unacceptable,” according to reports.

The Afghan National Security Council said Saturday that it has assigned a fact-finding team to investigate into a deadly airstrike launched by NATO-led coalition forces, in the country's restive south that killed 17 police officers.