Is The Prison At Bagram Air Base In Afghanistan Replacing Guantanamo?

The U.S. military recently opened this new prison at Bagram air base, north of Kabul, but the facility remains controversial in Afghanistan because of cases of detainee abuse at the former prison there. (Saeed Shah / MCT / February 11, 2010)

U.S. May Expand Use Of Its Prison In Afghanistan -- L.A. Times

The White House is considering housing international terrorism suspects at Bagram air base, as is done at Guantanamo Bay.

The White House is considering whether to detain international terrorism suspects at a U.S. military base in Afghanistan, senior U.S. officials said, an option that would lead to another prison with the same purpose as Guantanamo Bay, which it has promised to close.

The idea, which would require approval by President Obama, already has drawn resistance from within the government. Army Gen. Stanley A. McCrystal, the top commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, and other senior officials strongly oppose it, fearing that expansion of the U.S. detention facility at Bagram air base could make the job of stabilizing the country even tougher.

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My Comment: They have to put these detainees somewhere. Since Guantanamo is out, and bringing them to the US will just create a political firestorm .... the next best place is Afghanistan itself.