Afghan President Ashraf Ghani recently announced that he would release 5,000 Taliban prisoners. Consider the following statements about it.n1. The release will be the first step in talks to end the 19-year-long war between the Afghan government and the Taliban.n2. Taliban will release 5000 government soldiers in return.nSelect the correct answer based on the statements

• A. both 1 and 2
• B. only 1
• C. only 2
• D. neither 1 nor 2