[smoothsailing]

Here we go. It's clear beyond any doubt why Karzai was mad as a hornet about the death of "Mulla Muhibullah". He had fully expected his little mullah buddy to be sprung by Afghan guards.

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Release of top Taliban fighters concerns U.S.

Fri Dec 3, 11:52 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has expressed its concern to the Afghan government about reports Afghan security forces have freed captured senior Taliban for payment or political motives, a U.S. State Department spokesman said on Friday.

Reuters was first to report on November 30 that the freeing of top Taliban fighters was widespread, with President Hamid Karzai and his powerful brother among those authorizing and requesting releases.

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The practice is so frequent that the Taliban has organized a committee that works solely to get their fighters out of jail.

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/101204/us/usreport_us_afghanistan_prisoners

[jazusamo]

Great catch, Smooth.

I suppose the going price for release depends on just how high up the Taliban chain of command the captured turkey is.

Mulla Mubah was supposedly quite high up and surely had to cost Karsai a tidy sum. I’d bet Karsai’s cash cow doesn’t pay for bodies.

[bigheadfred]

Good info. Lines up with what I suspect.

One other thing. I wouldn’t be surprised to find out some of David Lawrence’s fellow soldiers took advantage of his mental condition.

But he still did the right thing.