Afghan Interim Government exchanged prisoners with the United States

Xinhua News Agency, Kabul, September 19 (Reporter Zou Xuenian) Afghan officials said on the 19th that the Interim Government of Afghanistan and the United States representatives exchanged prisoners at the Ashishu Kabul International Airport that morning.

The Afghan Interim Government Agent Foreign Minister Mutaki said at a press conference held in Kabul on the 19th that the US government released Afghan citizen Hagi Bashil Nurzai in exchange for the temporary government of Afghanistan to release US citizen Mark Fred Richs. The two sides completed the exchange of prisoners at the Kabul International Airport that day.

The US President Biden issued a statement on the same day to confirm that Fredrihis was released and thanked the US government and partner state government personnel who worked hard for it.

According to Afghanistan Liming TV Station, Hagai Bahil Nurzay was detained for 17 years for smuggling drugs and was detained in the United States for 17 years.

The prison established by the United States at the Guantanamo Naval Base in Cuba was notorious due to prison abuse. The United States established the prison in 2002. Many detainees were not tried and were detained for a long time. Some of the detainees were beaten, forced to take off clothes, and forcibly feeding.

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