Taliban Condemn U.S. Bagram Prison Handover

[SpartanDem]

Source: NY Times

KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban have condemned plans to transfer control of the U.S. military's Bagram prison to the Afghan government, saying it will lead to worse conditions for those held there, most of them suspected militants.

Afghan officials at the weekend agreed to take over responsibility for the Bagram prison, located at the major U.S. airbase north of Kabul, a move that could close a chapter in the troubled history of U.S. detentions since 2001.

"If the prison is handed over to these elements who are enemies of the Afghans, no one can expect them (to do) any good," insurgents said in an English language statement on a Taliban-linked website (www.alemarah.info).

"The squalid conditions of the prisoners will go from bad to worse and the miserable detainees would long for the past," it added, saying that Afghans would "give vent" to linguistic, ideological and geographical prejudices by torturing prisoners.



Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2010/01/13/world/international-uk-afghanistan-prison-taliban.html

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FFS they'd complain if we didn't agree to hand over the prison.

[EFerrari]

1. Between the devil and the deep blue sea.

[sandnsea]

2. Voice of Jihad, Mujahideen

That's who the site says they are, not Taliban. Don't know why the Times decided to report it that way.

http://www.alemarah.info/english/

[Flaneur]

3. Who do you think the mujahadeen are? Yes, this is the Taliban's web site.

[sandnsea]

4. The mujahideen are not the Taliban

During the Soviet occupation they fought alongside each other, but prior to 9/11 they were generally against each other. Some mujahidden joined the Taliban, most became the Northern Alliance and similar groups, including al qaeda. For the most part, the Taliban fought againt mujahideen warlords and created some security for women and children provided you follow their insane rules of conformity.

[robcon]

5. Yeah, we should care what the Taliban says.

:sarcasm: