I visited Sarposa prison in Kandahar on Oct. 2, 2010 during my embedded visit to Afghanistan with the Canadian military. Though it was a short visit on a trip that also included the FOB Camp Nathan Smith, I managed to snap a number of pictures which I’ve included in a gallery below. Those pictures are even more poignant today, following the news that 480 Taliban prisoners escaped under the incompetent watch of Afghan prison guards through a tunnel that took roughly 50 months to dig.
Shawshank Redemption nothing. The Taliban have made a complete mockery of Afghan governance by digging a tunnel from the political block of the prison all the way to a house 300 metres away. This comes just in time for fighting season as the Taliban return from their winter vacation in Pakistan to step up their attacks on NATO and ANA again. Even worse, this is the second time in three years the prison has been emptied by the Taliban, proving that no matter how much time is given, it doesn’t seem to be enough to prepare the government to do its job properly.
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Only Adrian gets the news before it’s news.
Well done!
/What can you tell me about the next LottoMax?
Haha, I didn’t do anything. I was just there in October.
There is no way this was accomplished without inside help..
If we were to win the war, what have we won ?
I have no use for Layton but I like his “bring the troops home” policy. The mass escape will be celebrated there as another blow to the infidels. What the hell are we doing over there ??