Afghanistan Releases 65 ‘Dangerous’ Prisoners

    Afghanistan

    The Afghan government has released 65 detainees that the United States considers dangerous.

    FOX News Radio’s Emily Wither reports:

    A spokesman for the Defense Ministry confirming the release… saying that 65 detainees from Bagram prison have walked free. The U.S. military says the men are Taliban fighters and will likely return to the battlefield.

    But the head of the reviewing board for prisoner cases explains that they couldn’t find any evidence to prove that they were criminals and keeping them in prison would have been illegal. The U.S. wanted the detainees to face trial in Afghan courts citing strong evidence against them. The release could further strain relations between the U.S. and President Hamid Karzai.

    Emily Wither, FOX News Radio.

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