JALALABAD (Pajhwok): About 34 prisoners were released from the central jail in eastern Nangarhar province and sentences of another 12 reduced on Wednesday in compliance with a presidential order.
The prisoners were freed in the presence of the jail warden and the provincial attorney, Khel Orya, who told Pajhwok Afghan News the presidential decree had been issued on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.
Based on the order, the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) was authorised to free the prisoners and cut their jail terms. After approval from AGO, 34 inmates were released and terms . . .
