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Prison health services need improvement, says UNAMA report

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KABUL’s prisons need further improvement, said a new United Nations report on Thursday.

Titled ‘Assessment of Afghanistan Prison Health Services,’ the report details how the health of the more than 25,000 inmates might deteriorate if their incarceration conditions did not meet minimum standards.

With prisoners reliant on the government to protect their health, international law requires national authorities to provide them with access to healthcare services equivalent to those provided in