19,000 people including 800 women imprisoned in Afghan jails

The deputy head of the Office of the Prison Administration said that around 19,000 people, including 800 women, are currently held in prisons across Afghanistan for various crimes.

In an interview with RTA, the country’s national TV channel, Habibullah Badar stated that there is no private, unofficial prisons in the country. He also denied the reports about detainees facing…