Posted on 06/13/2008 2:51:04 PM PDT by tcrlaf
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Taliban insurgents blew open the gate of a main prison in the Afghan city of Kandahar on Friday, allowing hundreds of prisoners including suspected militants to escape, officials said.
Under cover of darkness, nearly all of an estimated 1,150 prisoners, including some 400 Taliban inmates, fled from the jail, two officials in the southern city of Kandahar told Reuters on condition of anonymity.
Another official said between 750 and 800 prisoners had managed to escape, adding some prisoners were killed in a gun battle between police and Taliban fighters inside the jail.
"I think scores of others are caught up inside," he said, adding he suspected the gate was blown up by a suicide bomber driving a truck. Several Taliban fighters entered the prison and started freeing the inmates, he said.
The Kandahar region was just beginning to quiet down.
No longer with 1500 prisoners out...
Of course, this goes back to our strategy (what a poor use of the term) of detaining those we encounter instead of just shooting them.
BLOAT
Perhaps, we should consider not taking prisoners.
Don’t take prisoners. Shoot first.
Dip the bullets in pig blood if you want also.
At least follow the snakes to their den, and light em up.
hehehe...
cheaper that way..less hassle..no more prisoners, includes Gitmo..
Damn!
I thought I was hardcore.
Very bad news. Will the donks use it as an opportunity to demand an immediate withdrawl of troops?
Oh, criminey... this is definitely NOT good news.
I hope we’ve learned an important lesson here.NO MORE PRISONERS!
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