75 Afghan Prisoners Set Free From Pakistan

KABUL, Aug 30 (NNN-ANA) – A total of 75 Afghan inmates, imprisoned in Pakistan, have been set free and returned to their homeland, Afghanistan, through the Torkham border yesterday, the state-run Bakhtar News Agency reported today.

So far, Pakistan has handed over around 2,516 Afghans, jailed in Pakistani prisons to Afghan authorities, through the Torkham border, according to Bakhtar.

Weeks ago, the ministry also reported that, 52 Afghan detainees had been released from Pakistani jails and returned home.