SHARAN (Pajhwok): Some women accused of committing different crimes in southeastern Paktika province remain unpunished and have been handed over to tribal elders after their conviction due to non-availability of a separate prison for females.
Asadullah Wazir, the provincial appellant attorney, told Pajhwok Afghan News there was no separate prison for women in Paktika and female convicts were handed over to tribal elders.
“Prison is a place where criminals reform themselves, but we don’t have a prison for women in the province and we transfer . . .
