INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Afghanistan and Iran exchanged prisoners at the Milak border crossing in south-eastern Iran on Sunday, officials confirmed.
According to
IRNA, almost 200 Afghan prisoners held in Iranian prisons in Tehran, Sistan and Baluchestan and Isfahan were handed over to Afghan
authorities at the Milak border in Sistan and Baluchestan.
At the same time, two Iranians serving sentences in Afghan prisons were
repatriated to Iran.
Irans Deputy Justice Minister for Human Rights and International Affairs, Askar Jalalian, said recently that more than
4,500 foreign nationals detained in Iran had been sent to their home countries.
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