Afghanistan, June 12 -- A total of 165 Afghan prisoners have been transferred from Iran to Afghanistan, including nine inmates who had previously been sentenced to death by Iranian courts, Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
The ministry said the prisoners were returned after their identities were verified and legal procedures completed. Among those transferred were one woman and eight men whose death sentences were commuted to long-term prison terms.
According to the statement, one Iranian woman serving a prison sentence in Afghanistan was also transferred to Iran as part of the second phase of the 11th round of a bilateral prisoner transfer framework between the two countries.
The ministry said the transfers were carried out under an exis...