'Riot' at notorious Afghan jail

[DoYouEverWonder]

25 February 2006

Inmates at Afghanistan's main high security Pul-e-Charkhi jail in Kabul have rioted, prison officials say.

Hundreds of prisoners are barricaded inside one wing of the jail, parts of which are on fire, the authorities say.

Gunfire has been heard coming from the jail. Trouble apparently started after a change in prison uniform rules.

Police have sealed off the affected wing and no-one has escaped, jail officials say. Interior Ministry reinforcements have been sent in.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4751572.stm

[tatertop]

1. That place must be hell on earth

[Warren Stupidity]

2. Is there any part of the muslim world that is not a total mess right now?

The Phillipines is falling apart. Saudi Arabia may be in trouble. Egypt's dictatorship is aging fast and is barricading itself against its own islamic fundamentalists. Iraq - nuff said. Hamas has taken over from the corrupt dottering PLO. Lebanon has been destabilized (way to go bushco!) Pakistan is rioting over bad cartoons, that dictatorship could vanish in the blink of an eye. Nigeria is rioting - christian against muslim. Iran trots out its idiot president for his weekly inflammatory statement. Yemen releases its entire crop of al qaeda prisoners. Yes indeed, we have done wonders bringing all that neocon freemon'n'moxy to the world.

[Whoa_Nelly]

3. and let's not forget the genocide in Dahfur

:cry:

[maddezmom]

4. AP: Inmates Riot at High-Security Kabul Prison

~snip~
Police and soldiers surrounded the Policharki Prison on Sunday as government officials attempted to negotiate with the inmates, who include al-Qaida and Taliban militants.

An Associated Press reporter heard two bursts of gunfire about two hours apart from inside the prison Sunday. A few minutes after the first gunfire, an ambulance carrying an unidentified patient drove out of the prison.

~snip~

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060226/ap_on_re_as/afghan_prison_riot;_

[DoYouEverWonder]

5. Afghan prisoners seize jail wing

26 February 2006

Inmates have taken control of a wing of Afghanistan's main high-security jail, Pul-e-Charkhi in Kabul, officials say.

Sources have told the BBC four inmates have been killed, although top Afghan officials have denied any deaths.

The violence apparently began as an escape attempt in a section holding both Taleban and al-Qaeda militants as well as ordinary criminals.

Hundreds of prisoners are barricaded inside a women's wing of the jail, parts of which are on fire.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4751572.stm


I see things have gotten better since last night. :sarcasm:

[OKNancy]

6. kick

[cantstandbush]

7. High Security Prison in Afghanistan taken over by inmates:

USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-02-26-afghanprison_x.htm?csp=24

[stop the bleeding]

8. BBC News also has it

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4751572.stm

Last Updated: Sunday, 26 February 2006, 13:47 GMT

An uprising at Afghanistan's main high-security jail has spread to a second block, and now involves nearly 2,000 prisoners, the BBC has learned.
Inmates took control of a wing of the jail, Kabul's Pul-e-Charkhi, overnight.

Sources have told the BBC seven people have been killed, although top Afghan officials have denied any deaths.

The violence apparently began as an escape attempt in a section holding Taleban and al-Qaeda militants as well as ordinary criminals.

[Briar]

9. I wonder when they will send in the bombers

and blow the inmates to bits as they did at Mazar-e-Sharif?

[Toots]

10. Can't figure out why they would want to escape

Republican Congressmen say they never had it so good. Their meals are gourmet and their accommodations are way better than the caves they are used to. I bet Republicans are totally baffled why anyone would try to escape from their new found paradise. We all know it certainly could not be that they want to be "Free" cause we all know how much "They Hate Us for our Freedoms" so they could not possibly want such Freedom for themselves. Really a stumper for them I am sure.

[OKNancy]

11. kick

for combine

[WhiteTara]

12. Inmates riot in Afghanistan prison

At least 7 killed, prison officials say
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/02/26/afghan.riot/


KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Afghan police and soldiers surrounded the nation's highest security prison after an uprising broke out in three sections containing hundreds of inmates.

snip

The sections involved included the women's block housing about 500, the political prisoners block containing as many as 900, and a criminal block housing about 700. Combined, about 2,000 prisoners are in the three blocks.

The inmates were chanting various slogans, including "God is Great," "Death to America" and "Down with Karzai," a reference to Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
snip
In August 2004, a U.N. inspection of the prison that called for the release of 725 Taliban prisoners inside said the conditions "violate every standard of human rights."

The official line is that the prisoners objected to new uniforms (several inmates had escaped lately)

But what I found amazing is that they have 500 women in the prison there! Wow!

[DS1]

13. I wonder how many of those women are getting gang-raped while the

others scream "God Is Great!" :eyes:

Oh sorry, gang-raped and then beaten to death to restore their honor, because letting them walk free as rape-survivors would be the act of savages :eyes:

[Teaser]

14. I wonder how many men are getting gang raped too.

nt

[DS1]

15. Islam forbids homosexuality, so obviously none of them are gay

I mean, they all follow the words 100% right?

[occuserpens]

16. We are supposed to believe that

it is completely different from Uzbekistan

[lovuian]

17. Inmates take over Afghan jail

http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?sid=ef9fd4e234257248

A high-security prison in Afghanistan has been taken over by inmates after an escape attempt.

The BBC says two female prison guards were taken hostage and four inmates were killed Sunday at Pul-e-Charkhi, a huge prison complex on the outskirts of Kabul. Afghan officials deny there have been any deaths

snip...

The BBC said the trouble began in Block 2, which houses 1,300 inmates.

Prison guards are accused of helping seven Taliban suspects escape from the jail last week, the BBC said

more...
1300 inmates... We can capture and in prison but they can also fight and escape...

[flamingyouth]

18. Duplicate topic

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2132877&mesg_id=2132877