Monday, February 11, 2008

Afghan Prison Blues



Abdul Bari was arrested on terrorism charges a little more than a year ago. Bari was facing a decade or more in prison. But 52 days after his arrest Bari was back in the field with Taliban forces. The price, he says, was $1,100 in bribes to officers. He also says the main topic of conversation among Taliban inmates was how payoffs were being arranged for their release.
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