Thousands of Afghans are serving their sentences in Iranian prisons and the process of sending them to Afghanistan will take considerable time. This was stated by the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic, Esmail Bagai, reports TOLOnews.
“The number of Afghan prisoners is significant and this imposes significant costs on government coffers. “For the past two years, we have made efforts to transfer Afghan convicts to their homeland.” – Bagai pointed out.
In the Taliban government* trying to speed up the process. According to the deputy spokesman of the Islamic Emirate Hamdullah FitratRepresentatives from both countries are holding consultations to transfer Afghan immigrants detained for various crimes so that they can serve their remaining sentences in Afghanistan.
“Diplomatic negotiations are needed to secure the release and exchange of people detained in different countries, especially those who do not have family members or the financial capacity to hire adequate legal representation.” — an Afghan immigrant rights activist told TOLOnews Asifa Stanekzai.
Previously, some human rights organizations reported the execution of several Afghans in Iran. Three Afghans were also executed in Saudi Arabia.
*Terrorist organization banned on the territory of the Russian Federation.
