Kandahar PrisonFrom The Telegraph:
With the latest outrage, the insurgency has shown that its ability to stage 'spectaculars' is undiminished by setbacks in the field
Overlooking the dusty road into one of Afghanistan's most lawless cities, the newly-painted guard towers of Kandahar's Sarposa prison are supposed to be a reminder to local people of how justice has finally come to town.
In recent years, coalition officials have spent millions turning the 60-year-old building into a showcase facility for Afghanistan's new government, issuing guards with crisp new uniforms and giving them lessons on how to treat their charges humanely.
Rather less attention, however, seems to have been spent on the jail's most basic function – security.
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More News on the Afghan Escape From Other Sources:
Afghan prison attack stirs tensions with Pakistan -- Christian Science Monitor
Karzai Threatens to Send Soldiers Into Pakistan -- New York Times
Investigation into mass escape starts -- Canada.com
Kandahar locked down after Taliban's dramatic prison raid -- The Independent
My Comment: This escape will have long term implications. Many people .... civilians and soldiers .... are going to die because of this. On the battlefield, prisoners are not going to be treated well, and payback against our Afghan allies will increase.
On a personal note, I was surprised to learn that there were only 15 guards at the facility that Friday night. You would think with over 1200 prisoners, many of them extremely dangerous, you would have at least a hundred if not more guards at any time.
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