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Afghanistan to release up to 10,000 prisoners to avoid coronavirus spread: officials
KABUL, March 26, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Afghanistan has ordered the release of up to 10,000 prisoners — mostly women, juveniles and sick people — in a bid to slow the spread of coronavirus, officials said Thursday.
“This is a responsible decision to safeguard the health of the people,” Attorney General Farid Hamidi said at a news conference.
“The decree is not for those who have committed crimes against national and international security.”
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