Four Turks to be freed soon: Afghan Taliban By Mirwais Harooni and Hamid Shalizi KABUL (Reuters) - The Afghan Taliban will soon free the last four of eight Turkish civilians detained last month, the militants said on Monday, in what they called a gesture of goodwill toward fellow Muslims. Turkey said on Sunday that four Turks had been released and handed to its intelligence agency. They are alive and currently "under investigation and interrogation," Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told Reuters. "Once that is complete, we will decide on their fate," Mujahid said of the Russian-Kyrgyz pair. Sunday's release of four Turks was "a gesture of good faith, taking into account Turkey's good relationship with Afghanistan," he said, adding that the rest would be freed in the near future. NATO-member Turkey has close, longstanding ties with Afghanistan, having been one of the first countries almost a century ago to recognize Afghan independence from Britain in 1919 and shortly afterwards to establish diplomatic relations. The force has suffered relatively few casualties as it has a non-combat role. Writing by Amie Ferris-Rotman; Editing by Robert Birsel and Alistair Lyon