Afghanistan International: Sources from the Taliban’s Prisons Regulatory Authority confirmed to Afghanistan International that 150 foreign nationals are currently being held in the group’s prisons in Afghanistan. According to these sources, at least 10 of these prisoners are Iranian. According to statistics provided by the agency, a total of nearly 12,000 prisoners are held in Taliban-controlled prisons in Afghanistan. The Taliban has not yet provided details about the identities and reasons for not releasing these foreign prisoners in Afghanistan. Click here to read more (external link).