Azerbaijan, Baku, July 9/ Trend N. Umid/
Iran has executed 12 Afghan citizens charged of drug smuggling, the report released by Afghanistan's Embassy in Tehran said.
The embassy did not announce any exact details about the time of executions, but underlined that the execution has been carried out recently.
The Afghan citizen's were hanged in Iran's Karaj, Isfahan and Arak cities, the report said.
According to the report, some hundred of Afghans have been charged of drug crimes and are waiting for the execution.
Afghanistan's government has for several times called Iran to stop the execution of Afghan citizens.
Foreign minister of Iran had agreed to demand Iran's Judiciary Chief to stop the execution of Afghan citizens during the meeting with his Afghani counterpart, Ministry of the Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan had announced before.
Iranian officials said that death penalty or life imprisonment is implemented against anyone who is being charged of drug smuggling.
Some 5000 Afghans are imprisoned in Iran and hundreds of them were charged on drug smuggling, the report said.