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There are between 24 and 77 prisons in Afghanistan. As of 2023, the total number of prisoners in the country is approximately 14,000 of which up to 1,100 are females. The following is an incomplete list of prisons in Afghanistan:

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 Operational Minimum Ministry of Interior ? 2,000 Herat
Kandahar Prison Operational Minimum Ministry of Interior ? 1,900 Kandahar
Nangarhar Prison Operational Minimum Ministry of Interior ? 1,700 Jalalabad
Balkh Prison Operational Minimum Ministry of Interior ? ? Mazar-i-Sharif
Ghazni Prison Operational Minimum Ministry of Interior ? 500 Ghazni
Khost Prison Operational Minimum Ministry of Interior ? 500 Khost
Kunduz Prison Operational Minimum Ministry of Interior ? Over 500 Kunduz
Helmand Prison Operational Minimum Ministry of Interior ? ? Lashkar Gah
Salt Pit Closed ? United States ? ? ?
Dark prison Closed ? United States ? ? ?
Total capacity 20,000 (current)

See also

References

  1. "Pajhwok obtains list of 5,000 Taliban prisoners". Pajhwok Afghan News. 28 March 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  2. "UN Finds Progress in Torture Eradication in Afghan Prisons". TOLOnews. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  3. "UN: Some Progress in Afghanistan Torture Eradication, But Much Left To Do". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  4. "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.
  5. ^ "More Than 1000 Women Imprisoned in Afghanistan: Prison Authority". TOLOnews. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  6. "Officials: Over 12,000 Imprisoned Across Country". TOLOnews. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
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  8. "Behind Bars". 16 February 2011.
  9. Naadem, Bashir Ahmad (30 December 2018). "Kandahar Central Jail should move out of city: Residents". Pajhwok Afghan News.
  10. "60 prisoners released from Kandahar jail". Pajhwok Afghan News. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  11. Zarifi, Yousuf (6 June 2018). "131prisoners released from Nangarhar jail". Pajhwok Afghan News.
  12. Zarifi, Yousuf (10 August 2017). "34 prisoners set free from Nangarhar prison". Pajhwok Afghan News.
  13. Ihsas, ‌Zabihullah (27 December 2017). "Prisoners flee Balkh jail after gunbattle with security guards". Pajhwok Afghan News.
  14. "ICRC Audiovisual Archives". International Committee of the Red Cross. 1 December 2015.
  15. "Afghan Taliban storm Ghazni prison, freeing hundreds". BBC News. 14 September 2015.
  16. "Taliban frees hundreds in deadly Afghan prison raid". CBS News. 14 September 2015.
  17. Haroon, Mohammad (8 October 2015). "Khost prison security beefed up after Kunduz jailbreak". Pajhwok Afghan News.
  18. "Taliban attack Afghan city of Kunduz, free inmates". CNN. 28 September 2015.
  19. "ICRC Audiovisual Archives". International Committee of the Red Cross. 24 November 2015.
  20. "Exclusive: Fearing more jailbreaks, Afghanistan rushed inmates out of Helmand". Reuters. 27 October 2015.

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