‘Afghanistan has released 65 inmates from Bagram Detention Center, despite US pressures against the move.

Kabul released the prisoners on Thursday, a day after the United States voiced concern over the issue. Washington says the prisoners are “dangerous individuals.”

“The 65 prisoners were freed and walked out of the Bagram prison compound this morning,” said Abdul Shukor Dadras, a member of the Afghan government’s Review Board.

“Their cases were reviewed and we had no reason to keep them in jail,” Dadras added.

The US military had warned Kabul against releasing the men, linking them to attacks that have left around 30 NATO forces and nearly two dozen Afghans dead or wounded.’

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