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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
KABUL, June 5 (Xinhua) — Afghanistan has released a total of 1,559 prisoners and reduced the sentences of 950 more in a show of mercy and goodwill ahead of the Eid al-Adha (Eid al-Adha) holiday, the country’s Supreme Court announced on Wednesday.
According to the statement, the order was issued by Chief Justice and Chairman of the Supreme Court Sheikh Abdul Hakim Haqqani as part of a nationwide initiative to celebrate Eid al-Adha in the spirit of mercy and forgiveness.
The prisoners were pardoned and released from prisons in the provinces of Kabul, Nangarhar, Laghman, Panjshir, Parwan, Paktia, Khost and Nimroz, the statement said.
According to a prison official, there are currently 12,000 to 14,000 Afghan citizens, including women and children, held in prisons across the country.
Eid al-Adha is the biggest religious festival in Afghanistan. This year it will be celebrated from Saturday to Tuesday. –0–