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Many are Afghan and a number are Turkish and Syrian.

Earlier this month, US authorities had arrested an Afghan national in connection with an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate incoming president Trump before he was elected.

But the rules have been defended by the Taliban, which claims they're accepted in Afghan society and that the international community should respect "Islamic laws, traditions and the values of Muslim societies".

“I was in severe pain,” the former Afghan army officer told the BBC.

The two Army officers that Trump pardoned included one accused of killing a suspected Afghan bombmaker and another who was convicted of murder for directing men to fire upon three Afghans.