A group of female prisoners have reportedly torched certain accommodations in Pul-e-Charkhi prison of Kabul following a demonstration that turned violent.
Pictures emerging from the prison purportedly shows certain accommodations on fire inside the jail with reports suggesting the female prisoners started demonstrations after complaining regarding cells where they are kept.
There are also reports that an individual was taken hostage by the rioting prisoners but there are no reports regarding the possible casualties.
The security officials have not commented regarding the incident so far.
Pul-e-Charkhi prison is located in the east of capital Kabul and is the largest prison in Afghanistan where the prisoners are kept.
Completed in the 1980s, the government keep both the male and female prisoners in separate sections but the living conditions of the prison have been criticized by several human rights groups.
The rights groups in their reports have mainly cited the prison for being overcrowded and the living conditions as sub-par.http://www.khaama.com/female-prisoners-torch-accommodations-in-kabul-pul-e-charkhi-jail-0399
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