INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan&s (IEA) supreme leader has freed 2,178 prisoners in a goodwill gesture over Eid-ul-Adha. According to a
statement issued by the Supreme Court, the prisoners were freed ahead of Eid-ul-Adha based on the decree of Islamic Emirate&s supreme leader
Mawlavi Hibatullah Akhundzada. The statement also said that at least 489 other prisoners were given reduced sentences on the occasion of
Eid. Meanwhile, at least 118 prisoners were freed from the provincial prisons on Monday, according to Helmand province&s deputy head of
information and culture.According to the report, some inmates had completed their prison terms while others were punished by whipping.The
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