Iran Transfers 408 Afghan Prisoners to Serve Sentences Back Home
The detainees crossed into Afghanistan late Wednesday through the Islam Qala border crossing in western Herat province, according to Mohammad Nasim Lalahand, spokesman for the Office of Prison Administration. The handover was characterized as a humanitarian and goodwill gesture by Iranian authorities.
Lalahand told media that the transfer was conducted in line with the prisoners' own expressed wish to return to their homeland.
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