KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) says Iran handed over 268 Afghan prisoners to local authorities in border town of Islam Qala in western Herat province under an agreement and following talks on Monday.
Hafiz Zia Ahmad Takal, MoFA deputy spokesman, tweeted that the prisoners were handed over to the Afghan government by Iran today.
Takal said the agreement on Afghan prisoners’ extradition came during an Afghan delegation’s visit to Tehran a few days back.
He said the move, welcomed by MoFA, would further strengthen relations between the two countries.
A ceremony in this regard in Herat . . .
