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 AfghanistanPrisonStatusClassificationManagedOpenedCapacityLocation 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
Black jail Capital punishment in Afghanistan Do Ab prison List of countries by incarceration rate Mazari Sharif prison Qala-i-Jangi Rish Khor prison Sheberghan Prison
References
External links (South China Morning Post, 8 Feb. 2022) (South China Morning Post, 29 Sep. 2021)