Pul-e-Charkhi prison

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, 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. It is considered the country's largest prison.

Pul-e-Charkhi prison
Aerial view of the Pul-e Charkhi prison complex, January 2012
LocationKabul
Coordinates34.5196°N 69.3476°E / 34.5196; 69.3476
StatusOperational
Security classMaximum
Capacity14,000
Opened1980s
Managed byDirectorate of Prisons Affairs
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