KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) says Iran handed over 181 more Afghan prisoners to local authorities in border town of Islam Qala in western Herat province under an agreement.
Hafiz Zia Ahmad Takal, MoFA deputy spokesman, tweeted that the prisoners were handed over to the Afghan government by Iran on Thursday.
Takal said the agreement on Afghan prisoners’ extradition came during an Afghan delegation’s visit to Tehran a few days back.
Mohammad Yousaf Mastari, general director of prisoners, said Iran would hand over 1,900 Afghan prisoners to Afghanistan.
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