The Kabul Tribune (KT) — The Taliban announced that more than 4,500 prisoners have been released from prisons across Afghanistan ahead of Eid al-Fitr.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, the Supreme Court of the Taliban said that in addition to the 4,596 released prisoners, the sentences of 4,407 other inmates were also reduced.
According to the statement, the releases and sentence reductions were carried out following instructions from Hibatullah Akhundzada and in accordance with a specific procedure.
The Supreme Court did not provide further details on how the process was implemented or the criteria used to select the prisoners.
