Pul-e-Charkhi prison
Maximum-security prison located in Kabul, Afghanistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pul-e-Charkhi prison (Pashto/Dari: زندان پل چرخی), also known as the Afghan National Detention Facility, is a maximum-security prison located next to the Ahmad Shah Baba Mina neighborhood in the eastern part of Kabul, Afghanistan. It has the capacity to house between 5,000 and 14,000 inmates,[1][2] but as of February 2023 it only has between 2,000 and 2,500 inmates, most of whom have been arrested and convicted within the jurisdiction of Kabul Province.[3] It is considered the country's largest prison.
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Location | Kabul |
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Coordinates | 34.5196°N 69.3476°E / 34.5196; 69.3476 |
Status | Operational |
Security class | Maximum |
Capacity | 14,000[1] |
Opened | 1980s |
Managed by | Directorate of Prisons Affairs |
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