ZARANJ (Pajhwok): Forty-four prisoners have been released from the central jail in southwestern Nimroz province, said officials on Sunday.
Governor Mohammad Sami said the 44 prisoners were released from the jail in Zaranj, the provincial capital, in compliance with a presidential decree issued on April 28, the Mujahedeen’s Victory Day.
He said jail terms of another 22 prisoners, including three women, were reduced under the decree.
One of the released prisoners, Mohammad Noor, said: (I had been in prison for a long time . . .
