Back سجن ساربوسا Arabic سجن ساربوسا ARZ Prisión de Sarposa Spanish زندان مرکزی قندهار FA د کندهار مرکزی زندان PS
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| Location | Kandahar, Afghanistan |
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| Coordinates | 31°37′08″N 65°40′05″E / 31.61889°N 65.66806°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Minimum |
| Capacity | 1,900[1] |
| Managed by | Ministry of Interior Affairs |
| Warden | Sayed Akhtar Mohammad Agha Hussaini[2][3] |
Kandahar Central Jail,[4] also known as Sarpuza Prison, is a minimum-security prison in Kandahar, Afghanistan. It is located next to the Kandahar-Herat Highway in the Sarpuza neighborhood, which is between the neighborhoods of Mirwais Mena and Shahr-e Naw, in the western part of the city. Its current warden is Sayed Akhtar Mohammad Agha Hussaini.[2][3]
The Kandahar Central Jail has been historically used for the incarceration of common criminals of Kandahar Province,[5] some of whom turn out to be innocent and released.[6] In the last two decades, the facility has also been used to house Taliban and other insurgents. In 2017, the prison had approximately 1,900 inmates.[1]
The prison has been subject to two major escapes, first in a coordinated attack in May 2008, and latter in a tunneling escape in April 2011. There has been discussions on relocating Kandahar Central Jail to the neighboring Daman District, which is to the southeast of Kandahar District.[7] Over 1,000 prisoners were released from the prison by Taliban forces in August 2021, after they gained control of the city as part of the 2021 Taliban offensive.[8]
- ^ a b "60 prisoners released from Kandahar jail". Pajhwok Afghan News. March 6, 2017. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
- ^ a b "IEA releases 285 detainees from Kandahar central prison". Ariana News. July 8, 2022. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- ^ a b "Policewomen Return to Work at Kandahar Prison". TOLOnews. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- ^ "1 inmate killed, 10 injured in Kandahar prison clash". Pajhwok Afghan News. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- ^ "70 prisoners released from Helmand, Kandahar prisons". Ariana News. March 24, 2023. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- ^ "Prison review board releases 50 'innocent' prisoners in Kandahar". Ariana News. January 6, 2022. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- ^ "Kandahar Central Jail should move out of city: Residents". Pajhwok Afghan News. December 30, 2018. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
- ^ Wani, Ashraf (August 11, 2021). "Taliban overruns Kandahar jail, frees hundreds of prisoners as part of offensive". India Today. Retrieved September 6, 2021.