[LincolnLover]

"They were taken in trucks to Kalai Jangi on the west of Mazar but were not searched properly. It is believed prisoners smuggled weapons into the fort under their tunics.

On Saturday, a prisoner pulled out a grenade and killed himself and two commanders.

Then on Sunday, they revolted..."

I can scarcely understand how, given the nearly 8 to 1 ratio of Taliban prisoners to U.S./British troops at this fort, some of the nearly 1,000 prisoners could have smuggled weapons into the fort; It would be difficult to closely search so many, but one would think it necessary.

What I don't understand at all is how the prisoners were not searched and/or more closely guarded after the grenade incident on Saturday. If one grenade had been brought in to the fort, why not other weapons as well?

Very strange.

[tlrugit]

I suspect that if they had been German and all lined up nice and neat it would have been easy. But these people are pretty chaotic to start with, and if they had planned something from the outset would have been very difficult, even more so given that most of the 'guards' were native troops.

[tlrugit]

I suspect that if they had been German and all lined up nice and neat it would have been easy. But these people are pretty chaotic to start with, and if they had planned something from the outset would have been very difficult, even more so given that most of the 'guards' were native troops.