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HUMAN RIGHTS FOR EACH PERSON REGARDLESS OF AGE, RACE, RELIGION OR POLITICS |
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PRISONS IN AFGHANISTAN |
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 Pul-e-Charkhi, also known as Afghan National Detention Facility, is the largest prison in AFghanistan, east of Kabul. Construction of the jail began in the 1970s by order of former president Mohammed Daoud Khan and was completed during the 1980s.
The prison has been renovated in recent years by the help of the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
By September 2009, the U.S. had transferred some 250 former detainees
from its Guantánamo detention camp to Pul-e-Charkhi, often to the shock
of their waiting families.
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AFGHANISTAN WOMEN'S PRISONS |
 Kabul Women's Prison is located in an area near an
almond orchard in Kabul. The facility is now operated under the direction of
the Ministry of Justice by the Director General of Central Prisons. The
Corrections System Support Program, a State Department program, has
worked to develop relationships with the prison staff and key personnel
to assist with training and mentoring. There is a small kidergarten class of about 14 boys and girls inside where they are taught literacy skills.
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Herat Women's Prison and the Female Juvenile
Detention Center in Herat has an established vocational
training program within the female inmate
population. The 5 areas of emphasis are: Dari literacy, English
literacy, computer literacy, knitting projects and Kindergarten teacher.
There are presently about 120 women and 35 children living in the Herat
Women's Prison, and about 50 children over age 7 have recently been
moved to a new family shelter nearby to their mothers. Here they receive meals, heath care, clothing, daily classroom education and
regular visits to their mothers.
For more about this project please visit: Childlight Foundation Blog
Read about our Humanitarian Aid Work: Beneath the Pale Blue Burqa
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| LINKS AND RESOURCES |
 Childlight Foundation for Afghan Women and Children works in collaboration with the Correction Systems Support Program and the Ministry of Justice and Prisons to provide improved literacy, health and vocational training programs to female inmates in several facilities throughout Afghanistan.
Childlight Foundation for Afghan Children is dedicated to providing care and support to the children of
Afghanistan. Established in 2002, ChildLight Foundation for Afghan
Children is a registered 501 (c)3 based in Mesa, Arizona.
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