Amu: In a statement on Thursday, the ministry said that 565 Afghan citizens had been freed, including 517 from various detention centers across Pakistan and 48 from prisons in Iraq. The statement did not specify the reasons for their detention, referring to them only as “migrants.” However, in previous cases, Pakistani authorities have cited lack of legal residency documents as the primary reason for arresting Afghan nationals. Taliban said the detainees had spent between two and nine months in custody before being released and returned to Afghanistan. Click here to read more (external link).