Afghanistan frees terrorists, jailed by U.S., who had killed Americans

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A committee appointed by Afghan President Hamid Karzai decided on Monday, Dec. 30, that 650 of 764 or 85 percent of the criminals in the Bagram prison should be deemed “innocent” and released immediately.

Afghan men hug each other after being released from prison on Jan. 3. /AP/Ahmad Jamshid

The Karzai government has consistently accused the U.S. military authorities of mistreating the Afghan people.

But the Wall Street Journal quoted an anonymous U.S. official as saying:

“We are concerned that 88 people who have blood on their hands — Afghan and coalition blood — would be turned loose, but more important, that an agreement that we have with the Afghan government is being violated.”

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