"Even the bankrupt Taliban manages to keep 14k people in their prisons" Yes, but if they actually jailed all criminals the number would be far higher. Afghani

"Even the bankrupt Taliban manages to keep 14k people in their prisons" Yes, but if they actually jailed all criminals the number would be far higher. Afghanistan's murder rate is approx 2800 people per year (6.7/100k, population 40 million). Assuming only a 10 year sentence for murder they should have twice as many people in prison -- assuming no other crimes whatsoever, which of course isn't the case. "They're not opting for executions for the cost savings." Don't be so sure. I agree with the above commenter - maintaining jails can be prohibitively expensive for undeveloped countries.