Location | Kabul |
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Coordinates | 34°31′11″N 69°20′51″E / 34.5196°N 69.3476°E |
Status | Operational |
Security class | Maximum |
Capacity | 14,000[1] |
Opened | 1980s |
Managed by | Directorate of Prisons Affairs |
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.