Iran releases 52 illegal Afghan citizens from Al-Ghadir prison
Dec 26, 2023
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 26 : The Iranian government released 52 Afghan citizens from Al-Ghadir prison in the city of Zahedan, Khaama Press reported, citing Afghanistan's Nimroz province announcement on Tuesday.
The Taliban-appointed Foreign Relations Minister in Nimroz, Yar Mohammad Haqyar, announced the release of prisoners and emphasised that the prisoners were released as a result of the efforts of officials from the Taliban embassy in Tehran and the Afghan consulate in Zahedan.
According to reports, these individuals were arrested by Iranian police for "not having legal documents."
The head of the foreign ministry representation office in Nimroz added that 200 prisoners were released in the tenth round of prisoner releases last week from prisons in Iran.
It is worth mentioning that in the past months, 680 prisoners have been released in 10 phases and handed over to the authorities of the Taliban in Nimroz, Khaama Press reported.
Previously, nearly 200 Afghan citizens had been freed from Al-Ghadir prison in Zahedan, Iran.
Meanwhile, the trend of arresting and deporting illegal Afghan migrants in the countries of Iran and Pakistan has increased.
Yesterday, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation of the Taliban also reported the release of 15 Afghan citizens from prisons in Pakistan.
