Afghan Detainees Escape after Daring Raid

international | miscellaneous | other press Saturday June 14, 2008 13:34 by Bazooka Joe

An attack carried out on Friday night at the main Sarposa prison in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar has freed bout 400 political prisoners and 750 others. A water truck full of explosives was driven up to the main gate killing 15 guards and breached the walls. About 30 people then attacked the prison using rocket propelled grenades and running inside with assault rifles to free the detainees.

Wali Karzai, a brother of Puppet President Hamid Karzai and head of Kandahar’s provincial council said there were about 350 Taliban members, including commanders among the 1,200 escapees.

The 400 political prisoners were being illegally detained after being swept up in NATO military operations. 300 women came to protest outside the prison in May and said their relatives inside had been picked up by NATO/American military and were innocent.

400 political prisoners took part in a hunger strike in May to protest their illegal detention without trial and more than 40 stitched their lips together with thread.

Irish Defence Forces are participating in the NATO led war in Afghanistan with the complicity of our Government (including the Green Party)

http://www.david-morrison.org.uk/ireland/ireland-isaf.htm