Taliban release 2,500 prisoners ahead of Eid

By AFP
March 30, 2025
Taliban standing over an american militry vehicle. —AFP/File
Taliban standing over an american militry vehicle. —AFP/File

KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban government released nearly 2,500 prisoners ahead of celebrations marking the end of Ramadan, the supreme court said on Saturday, in a country where the UN has warned of a growing prison population. The exact number of prisoners held by various security bodies in Afghanistan is unclear, but a spokesman for the Office of Prison Administration (OPA) told AFP on Saturday between 11,000 and 12,000 convicted prisoners were in the authority’s custody.