Afghanistan Frees 65 Dangerous Taliban Prisoners Over Heavy International Objections

Afghanistan Frees Inmates US Calls Dangerous -- Al Jazeera

Sixty-five men walk free from Bagram prison, despite strong objections from the US military.

Afghanistan has released 65 inmates described as "dangerous" by the US from Bagram prison, north of Kabul, officials say.

The prisoners were freed on Thursday morning from the Parwan Detention Facility near the US Bagram Air Field, north of Kabul, according to prison spokesman Major Nimatullah Khaki.

They were laughing and smiling as they boarded a bus to leave the facility, he said.

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