KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct 12, SPA -- Sixteen Afghans and one Iranian released from years in captivity at the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, arrived in Afghanistan on Thursday, an Afghan official said. The 16 Afghans appeared at a news conference alongside Sibghatullah Mujaddedi, head of Afghanistan'sreconciliation commission, which assists with the releaseof detainees from Guantanamo and the U.S. prison at theBagram military base north of Kabul. Mejadedi said many of the detainees had served up to four years in Guantanamo. He said «most» of the Afghanprisoners were innocent and had been turned in to the U.S. military by other Afghans because of personal disputes. The released Iranian prisoner, who also arrived inAfghanistan on Thursday, was handed over to theInternational Committee of the Red Cross, he was quoted as saying by the Associated Press.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/395738
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