KABUL, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- A total of 305 Afghan prisoners were released from Pakistani jails over the past week and have safely returned to Afghanistan, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation announced on Thursday.
The freed detainees, who were held in various facilities across Pakistan on charges with sentences ranging from one day to two months, crossed back into Afghanistan through the Spin Boldak border crossing in southern Kandahar province, the ministry stated.
Upon arrival, they received immediate humanitarian assistance and were transported to their home provinces for reintegration support, it said.
According to data from the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs in July, more than 10,000 Afghan citizens remain incarcerated abroad, mostly in neighboring Iran and Pakistan. ■
