American Forces Freeing 43 Prisoners
U.S. forces are freeing 43 Afghan prisoners, mostly of them mistakenly thought to be Al Qaeda or Taliban fighters, the Pentagon said.
Twelve were released after being held for two weeks on suspicion that they were Iranians trying to destabilize the Afghan government. The others were captured Sunday at what U.S. forces thought was a Taliban or Al Qaeda compound.
The 12 suspected Iranians turned out to be Afghans, said Brig. Gen. John W. Rosa Jr., deputy director of operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff. U.S. forces were working on transportation and other logistics for the remaining detainees’ release.
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