MIL-OSI Russia: Over 750 Afghan prisoners released from Pakistani jails

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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

KABUL, June 26 (Xinhua) — A total of 769 Afghan prisoners have been released from Pakistani jails and returned to Afghanistan in the past week, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation said on Thursday.

According to the department, the released persons, including women and children, were handed over to Afghan authorities at the Torkham checkpoint in Nangarhar province in the east of the country and at the Spin Boldak checkpoint in Kandahar province in the south of the country.

The former prisoners, having received assistance at border checkpoints, were taken to their home provinces, the department added. –0–

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