Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Futility

Well it seems if you're a captured Taleban member who can pony up enough cash, you'll be back in the field in a matter of weeks. BBC:

Mullah Sorkh Naqaibullah told the BBC he paid $15,000 (£7,500) to the Afghan authorities to win his freedom.

It was the third time that the leader, known as the "Red Mullah", had been captured and released, he said.

Mullah Naqaibullah operates in Helmand province, where there is a large concentration of British troops.

'Released'

He told the BBC he had been released from custody for the third time in three years after paying a bribe to an Afghan National Directorate of Security official.


On the last occasion he said that he had been held for more than five months, but was now back in the Gereshk and surrounding districts of Helmand province leading a group of insurgents.

Can't guarantee the safety and wellbeing of our prisoners of war (detainees), and we clearly can't guarantee they'll stay prisoners. Maybe it's not just abuse they're trying to hide. I wonder how many Taleban captured by NATO manage to find their way back on to battlefield within a roto length.

77 dead Canadians, more amongst NATO, and an unknown number of dead Afghans. For what, Mr. Harper?

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