Afghanistan, July 31 -- Afghanistan's Ministry of Refugees reported 287 Afghans freed from Pakistan and Iraq prisons, including women and children, returning home after receiving aid and support from humanitarian organizations.
Afghanistan's Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation announced Thursday, July 31, that 287 Afghan citizens have been released from prisons in Pakistan and Iraq and returned home.
According to the ministry, 275 of those freed came from prisons across Pakistan, including in Islamabad and Karachi, and re-entered Afghanistan through the Torkham and Spin Boldak crossings.
Officials said the group included women and children who had been imprisoned for lacking valid residency documents, with sentences ranging from two da...