Sources close to the Taliban have shared the list of the six controversial prisoners held by the government, whose release France and Australia have opposed:
 

1. Hekmatullah,

2. Sayed Rasul,

3. Gul Ali,

4. Mohammad Daud,

5. Allah Mohammad

6. Naqibullah
 

According to the source, Hekmatullah and Allah Mohammad were involved in an attack on French forces in Sarobi district, Kabul province, back in 2008 in which 10 French soldiers were killed and 21 others were wounded.