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<p>In line with President Hamid Karzai’s orders, the Court of Appeals in the eastern province freed ARY News reporter Faizullah Khan on Sunday afternoon, Afghani and Pakistani officials confirmed.</p>
<p>Akhtar Munir Khan, speaking on behalf of the <a href="/en/pakistan" class="glossify-link">Pakistan</a> embassy in Kabul, told Pajhwok Afghan News: “Yes, I can tell you that the high court in Jalalabad ordered Faizullah Khan’s release this afternoon.”</p>
<p>Following his release, the journalist was formally over to Pakistani Consul General in Jalalabad Farmanullah Khan, he said, adding that the reporter would travel to Pakistan tomorrow.</p>
<p>Earlier in the day, Farooq Firaq -- a member of Peshawar Press Club -- wrote on his Facebook page the outgoing president had issued orders for Faizullah’s release on a special request from them.</p>
<p>Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, the Nangarhar governor’s spokesman, congratulated him and said Faizullah would be freed shortly. “We had raised the issue with President Karzai during our lunch on Friday.”</p>
<p>Initially, the National Directorate of Security had charged Faizullah with spying, but the judge did not accept the plea and convicted him of travelling to Afghanistan without a visa and giving the <a href="/en/taliban" class="glossify-link">Taliban</a> favourable coverage.</p>
<p>In Pakistan, the reporter’s spouse told <em>The Express Tribune:</em> “I spoke to Faizullah Khan this morning and he confirmed his release.” Malala Yousafzai had also appealed to President Karzai for her husband’s release, she said.</p>
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