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Afghanistan

The prisons, jails and police of Afghanistan

This page lists 4 places of detention and 69 law enforcement agencies in Afghanistan. Since 2021 Afghanistan's prisons have been run by the de facto authorities, and reliable public information about individual facilities is scarce. The entries here come from open map data and may be incomplete. Among them are 68 police stations, 4 prisons and 1 border police. Nangarhar has the most entries of any region, with 15. Choose one of 17 regions to see every facility with its address and telephone.

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BadakhshanBalkhBamyanDaykundiFaryabHeratJowzjanKabulKandaharKunarKunduzLogarNangarharPaktikaParwanTakharZabulPul-e-Charkhi PrisonCentral Jail of KandaharJalalabad PrisonParwan Detention Facility
Composition

What the atlas holds here

68Police stations
4Prisons
1Border police
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Prisons & jails

4 facilities

4 entries
Central Jail of KandaharPrisonKandahar
Jalalabad PrisonPrisonJalalabadNangarhar
Parwan Detention FacilityPrisonBagramParwan
Pul-e-Charkhi PrisonPrisonBagramiKabul
Questions

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How many prisons and jails are in Afghanistan?

The atlas lists 4 prisons, jails and detention centres in Afghanistan, including 4 prisons.

How many police stations are in Afghanistan?

69 police units are listed for Afghanistan: 68 police stations and 1 border police.

Can I look up a prisoner in Afghanistan?

Public inmate lists are generally not published in Afghanistan. Contact the facility or the authority that runs it, using the address and telephone on each facility page.

Which region has the most facilities?

Nangarhar, with 1 prison or jail and 14 police units.

Are telephone numbers available for these facilities?

Not yet. The facility pages show each address and map location; the agency's own website is the authority for current contact details.

How is Afghanistan divided in the atlas?

The atlas files Afghanistan by region, following official administrative boundaries; 17 regions currently have entries. Every facility is listed in the region where it is located; Nangarhar is the largest by number of entries.

How do I contact the police in Afghanistan?

In an emergency, call the national emergency number. For anything else, the atlas lists 69 police units here. Open a region to see the units in each area.

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