The Taliban’s Attorney General went to Iran to investigate the situation of prisoners

The Taliban’s Attorney General went to Iran to investigate the situation of prisoners.

The Taliban’s Attorney General has traveled to Tehran leading a delegation to discuss the situation of Afghan prisoners with Iranian officials.

Shamsuddin Shariat, the Taliban’s Attorney General, has traveled to Tehran today leading a delegation to examine the situation of Afghan prisoners in Iran and the process of their transfer. The delegation includes the General Director of Taliban Prisons and the Head of Consular Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The exact number of Afghan prisoners in Iranian prisons has not been officially announced. According to unofficial statistics, thousands of immigrants and individuals convicted of drug trafficking are in Iranian prisons, and some of them have been sentenced to death.

Meanwhile, Tehran has recently agreed to hand over its embassy and consulates to Taliban diplomats, and according to reports, the Taliban is expected to officially take over the representation of Afghanistan in Tehran on Monday.