http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/08/asia/AS_GEN_Afghan_Prisoners_Released.php
26 Afghans released from U.S. military prison in Afghanistan KABUL, Afghanistan: The U.S. military has released 26 Afghans who were incarcerated at its detention facility, a statement said. The men were turned over to the Afghan authorities after it was determined that they do not pose a threat anymore to the government of President Hamid Karzai, a U.S. military statement said Thursday. Hundreds of Afghans are still held at the detention facility in Bagram, the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan. The U.S. plans to turn over the Afghan nationals in its custody to the Afghan government by next summer. While in detention, all detainees received three meals a day, worship opportunities and comprehensive medical care, the statement said. Those held at Bagram wear the same orange jump suits and shaven heads as the "enemy combatants" at Guantanamo Bay, but they lack even the scant legal rights granted to the inmates at the facility in Cuba, such as the right to appear at military hearings that assess whether they pose a security threat. In some cases, they have been held without charge for three to four years, rights workers say. +++ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
