There are between 24 and 77 prisons in Afghanistan.[1][2][3][4] As of 2023, the total number of prisoners in the country is approximately 14,000 of which up to 1,100 are females.[5][6] The following is an incomplete list of prisons in Afghanistan:
| Prison | Status | Classification | Managed | Opened | Capacity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parwan Detention Facility | Operational | Maximum | Ministry of Defense | 2009 | ? | Bagram |
| Pul-e-Charkhi prison | Operational | Minimum | Ministry of Interior | 1970s | 5,000 | Kabul |
| Herat Prison[7] | Operational | Minimum[8] | Ministry of Interior | ? | 2,000 | Herat |
| Kandahar Prison[9] | Operational | Minimum | Ministry of Interior | ? | 1,900[10] | Kandahar |
| Nangarhar Prison[11] | Operational | Minimum | Ministry of Interior | ? | 1,700[12] | Jalalabad |
| Balkh Prison[13] | Operational | Minimum | Ministry of Interior | ? | ? | Mazar-i-Sharif[14] |
| Ghazni Prison[15] | Operational | Minimum | Ministry of Interior | ? | 500[16] | Ghazni |
| Khost Prison[17] | Operational | Minimum | Ministry of Interior | ? | 500 | Khost |
| Kunduz Prison | Operational | Minimum | Ministry of Interior | ? | Over 500[18] | Kunduz |
| Helmand Prison[19][20] | Operational | Minimum | Ministry of Interior | ? | ? | Lashkar Gah |
| Salt Pit | Closed | ? | United States | ? | ? | ? |
| Dark prison | Closed | ? | United States | ? | ? | ? |
| Total capacity | 20,000[5] | (current) | ||||
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Pajhwok obtains list of 5,000 Taliban prisoners". Pajhwok Afghan News. 28 March 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "UN Finds Progress in Torture Eradication in Afghan Prisons". TOLOnews. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "UN: Some Progress in Afghanistan Torture Eradication, But Much Left To Do". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "More Than 300 Afghan Children, Many Older Than 5, Home Is Mother's Cellblock". The New York Times. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ a b "More Than 1000 Women Imprisoned in Afghanistan: Prison Authority". TOLOnews. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "Officials: Over 12,000 Imprisoned Across Country". TOLOnews. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ Karimi, Storai (3 December 2016). "55 prisoners released from Herat prison". Pajhwok Afghan News.
- ^ "Behind Bars". 16 February 2011.
- ^ Naadem, Bashir Ahmad (30 December 2018). "Kandahar Central Jail should move out of city: Residents". Pajhwok Afghan News.
- ^ "60 prisoners released from Kandahar jail". Pajhwok Afghan News. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ Zarifi, Yousuf (6 June 2018). "131prisoners released from Nangarhar jail". Pajhwok Afghan News.
- ^ Zarifi, Yousuf (10 August 2017). "34 prisoners set free from Nangarhar prison". Pajhwok Afghan News.
- ^ Ihsas, Zabihullah (27 December 2017). "Prisoners flee Balkh jail after gunbattle with security guards". Pajhwok Afghan News.
- ^ "ICRC Audiovisual Archives". International Committee of the Red Cross. 1 December 2015.
- ^ "Afghan Taliban storm Ghazni prison, freeing hundreds". BBC News. 14 September 2015.
- ^ "Taliban frees hundreds in deadly Afghan prison raid". CBS News. 14 September 2015.
- ^ Haroon, Mohammad (8 October 2015). "Khost prison security beefed up after Kunduz jailbreak". Pajhwok Afghan News.
- ^ "Taliban attack Afghan city of Kunduz, free inmates". CNN. 28 September 2015.
- ^ "ICRC Audiovisual Archives". International Committee of the Red Cross. 24 November 2015.
- ^ "Exclusive: Fearing more jailbreaks, Afghanistan rushed inmates out of Helmand". Reuters. 27 October 2015.
External links
edit- Afghan children remain behind bars for petty crimes in overcrowded prisons under Taliban rule on YouTube (South China Morning Post, 8 Feb. 2022)
- Life inside a Taliban-run prison for Afghan women on YouTube (South China Morning Post, 29 Sep. 2021)