IE seeks transfer of prisoners from Iran

KABUL (TOLOnews): The Islamic Emirate has requested Tehran hand over Afghan citizens who are imprisoned in Iran for various crimes to Kabul so that they can be punished according to Afghan laws.

Hamdullah Fitrat, Deputy Spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate, said regarding the Afghan citizens imprisoned in Iran that so far nearly 4,000 Afghan prisoners have been transferred from Iran to Afghanistan.

The Deputy Spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate told TOLOnews: “We hear news about the execution of Afghan prisoners in Iran. Our request is that Afghan prisoners be treated with caution and that they be transferred to Afghanistan in mutual understanding and coordination with Afghan judicial and legal institutions so that they can be punished according to Afghan laws.”

Regarding the number of Afghan prisoners previously transferred to Afghanistan, Fitrat said: “Significant progress has been made in the discussions, and so far 4,000 Afghan prisoners have been transferred to the country. Efforts continue to transfer other prisoners as well.”

Earlier, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations said that currently, nearly 7,000 Afghan migrants are in Iranian prisons.

“It is the responsibility of both governments to sit down together and solve this problem diplomatically. Iran also oppresses Afghans and migrants a lot. If this issue is resolved diplomatically, I think it will have a positive impact on the relations between the two countries,” Sayed Akbar Sial Wardak, a political analyst, told TOLOnews.

Recently, the Iranian Human Rights Organization reported that in the first seven months of this year, 300 people were executed in Iran, of which 20 were Afghan citizens.