US military frees 80 Afghan prisoners

THE US military freed about 80 Afghan prisoners yesterday, as the country’s most senior judge said the government was negotiating the release of hundreds more from US custody.

Two buses brought the prisoners from the main US base at Bagram to the supreme court in the capital, Kabul, where they were received by Afghanistan’s chief justice.

Fazl Hadi Shinwari congratulated them on their freedom and told them to be grateful to return to their families for the Muslim holiday feast of Eid al-Adha, which begins on Thursday.