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Construction of a prison in Panjshir capital gets underway
The prison will have the capacity to house thousands of inmates.
Local officials in Panjshir laid the foundation stone of the new prison in the province on Monday.
Mohammad Agha Hakim, the governor of Panjshir, said at a ceremony that the prison would be built on 11 acres of land at a cost of 12.9 million afghanis. It is being built in Baharak area of the provincial capital Bazarak, the provincial Directorate of Information and Culture said in a statement.
He said that initially, the boundary walls, security towers and water supply system of the prison will be built and later next year, other fundamental facilities will be constructed.
The prison will have a capacity to house thousands of inmates.