Afghan children remain behind bars for petty crimes in overcrowded prisons under Taliban rule | South China Morning Post

Prisoners as young as 12 years old are among the inmates of an overcrowded prison in Herat in western Afghanistan. Media reports found boys accused of theft, adultery or not paying debts among adults who were jailed before and after the Taliban regained control of the country in August 2021. The Taliban had promised…

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