Taliban to free political detainees in Afghan prisons

Aug 19, 2021

New Delhi [India], August 19 : The leader of the Taliban Hibatullah Akhundzada, has ordered the release of political detainees from all prisons in...

Disturbing health crisis among women in Afghan prisons: UN report

Nov 21, 2023

Highlighting the situation of Afghan women in prisons in a recent report, the United Nations has said that the women who are under confinement...

Taliban announces return of 42 Afghan migrants from Pakistani prisons

Feb 09, 2025

Taliban-led Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations said that these migrants, including women and children, were held at the "Haji Camp" prison in Pakistan for...

Taliban releases TTP's Maulvi Faqir Mohammad, other terrorists from Afghan prisons

Aug 18, 2021

Kabul [Afghanistan] August 18 : Several terrorists who belong to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorist group have been released from the prisons in Afghanistan after...

Amnesty International calls for release of four Afghan women human right defenders from Taliban prisons

Dec 08, 2023

Amnesty International expressed concern over the detention and alleged torture of women rights defenders in Taliban prisons and demanded their release, as reported by...

Odisha government sets up 'Prisons Development Board' to modernise prisons

Jan 28, 2022

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 28 : The Odisha Government has constituted the 'Prisons Development Board' to modernise prisons across the state.