• Military Menu                       

• Introduction
• Systems
• Facilities
• Agencies
• Industry
• Operations
• Countries
• Hot Documents
• News
• Reports
• Policy
• Budget
• Congress
• Links

• WMD
• Intelligence
• Homeland Security
• Space

Kabul to free 140 Pak prisoners next week

IRNA

Islamabad, Oct 28, IRNA -- After clearance by the United States 
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Afghanistan is all set to 
release 140 Pakistani prisoners on November 3-4. 
An Islamabad-based newspaper, Pakistan Observer, said in its 
Tuesday issue that FBI had formally given a clean chit to Kabul for 
release of the prisoners, kept in different Afghan jails. 
Prisoners held on different charges, reportedly belonged to 
Pakistan`s biggest province Punjab. 
Hundreds of Pakistanis, mainly from religious institutions had 
crossed into Afghanistan to fight alongside Taliban against US-led 
forces, some two years back. 
Scores of these were killed, many taken prisoners. Over 500 
Pakistanis were released in phases after Hamid Karzai assumed power, 
following the fall of Taliban regime. 
According to the newspaper, dozens of Pakistani prisoners had 
died due to inhuman conditions in Afghan jails. 
MHA/TSH/210 
End