Taliban Consulate in Karachi Reports Release of 13 Afghans From Sindh Prison

The Taliban consulate in Karachi announced that 13 Afghan refugees have been released from the prison of Sindh and have left the country for Afghanistan.

Mawlawi Sayed Abdul Jabir Takhari, Taliban’s General Consul in Karachi, said that currently, 282 Afghans remain in prisons in the Sindh province.

In a video message, the Taliban official announced that 2,380 Afghans have been released from Pakistani prisons.

Takhari asked Sindh province officials to stop the arrest of Afghans who are visiting the country for medical purposes and release Afghan citizens from the province’s prisons.

In recent days, the Pakistani police has increased pressures on Afghans and have detained many of them in various locations inside the country.