28 September 2010
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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/28/world/asia/28afghan.html
Gen. David H. Petraeus, in a meeting with reporters after a tour of the largely
United States-run [Parwan] detention facility, where American forces detain
Afghans they suspect of supporting the insurgency, said the Taliban were
making efforts to establish contact with senior members of the Afghan government. |
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Parwan Detention Facility, Bagram, Afghanistan
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Bagram Air Force Base
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In this photo reviewed by the U.S. military, the top American commander in
Afghanistan Gen. David Petraeus, left, tours the U.S. run Parwan detention
facility near Bagram north of Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday Sept. 27, 2010.
On the right is U.S. Col. Kevin Burk. The U.S. military opened the new prison
named after the surrounding Parwan province in November to replace the original
facility in an effort to improve living conditions and reintegration programs.
AP |
In this photo reviewed by the U.S. military, the shoes of detainees are lined
up outside their cell inside the U.S. run Parwan detention facility near
Bagram north of Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday Sept. 27, 2010. The U.S. military
opened the new prison named after the surrounding Parwan province in November
to replace the original facility in an effort to improve living conditions
and reintegration programs. AP |
In this photo reviewed by the U.S. military, a room where newly admitted
detainees are bathed and dressed into prison facility clothing is seen inside
the U.S. run Parwan detention facility near Bagram north of Kabul, Afghanistan
on Monday Sept. 27, 2010. The U.S. military opened the new prison named after
the surrounding Parwan province in November to replace the original facility
in an effort to improve living conditions and reintegration programs. AP |
In this photo reviewed by the U.S. military, a U.S. military guard walks
down a corridor next to detainee cells inside the U.S. run Parwan detention
facility near Bagram north of Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday Sept. 27, 2010.
The U.S. military opened the new prison named after the surrounding Parwan
province in November to replace the original facility in an effort to improve
living conditions and reintegration programs. AP |
In this photo reviewed by the U.S. military, U.S. military personnel stands
on a guard tower at the U.S. run Parwan detention facility near Bagram north
of Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday Sept. 27, 2010. The U.S. military opened
the new prison named after the surrounding Parwan province in November to
replace the original facility in an effort to improve living conditions and
reintegration programs. AP |
In this photo reviewed by the U.S. military, a U.S. guard stands near playground
equipment inside the U.S. run Parwan detention facility near Bagram north
of Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday Sept. 27, 2010. The playground is provided
for children of families coming to visit detainees inside an adjacent meeting
room. The U.S. military opened the new prison named after the surrounding
Parwan province in November to replace the original facility in an effort
to improve living conditions and reintegration programs. AP |
In this photo reviewed by the U.S. military, U.S. Army general and commander
of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, David Petraeus, center, tours a garden plot
area on the grounds of the U.S. run Parwan detention facility in Bagram north
of Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday Sept. 27, 2010. The U.S. military opened
the new prison named after the surrounding Parwan province in November to
replace the original facility in an effort to improve living conditions and
reintegration programs. AP |
In this photo reviewed by the U.S. military, a U.S. military guard pushes
a wheelchair normally used to transport detainees inside the U.S. run Parwan
detention facility near Bagram north of Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday Sept.
27, 2010. The U.S. military opened the new prison named after the surrounding
Parwan province in November to replace the original facility in an effort
to improve living conditions and reintegration programs. AP |
In this photo reviewed by the U.S. military, detainees stand inside a cell
inside the U.S. run Parwan detention facility near Bagram north of Kabul,
Afghanistan on Monday Sept. 27, 2010. The U.S. military opened the new prison
named after the surrounding Parwan province in November to replace the original
facility in an effort to improve living conditions and reintegration programs.
AP |
In this photo reviewed by the U.S. military, the top American commander in
Afghanistan Gen. David Petraeus, center, tours the grounds of the U.S. run
Parwan detention facility near Bagram north of Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday
Sept. 27, 2010. The U.S. military opened the new prison named after the
surrounding Parwan province in November to replace the original facility
in an effort to improve living conditions and reintegration programs. AP |
A prisoner in an orange uniform stands in a cell in the newly built US run
Parwan Detention Facility in Bagram north of Kabul, Afghanistan on Friday,
Aug 27, 2010. Around 1, 000 detainees are currently jailed at the Parwan
detention center. AP |
US soldiers stand around the prison cells at a newly built US run Parwan
Detention Facility in Bagram north of Kabul, Afghanistan on Friday, Aug 27,
2010. Around 1, 000 detainees are currently jailed at the Parwan detention
center. AP |
A US soldier videos an empty room which is prepared for a prison at a newly
built US run Parwan Detention Facility in Bagram north of Kabul, Afghanistan
on Friday, Aug 27, 2010. Around 1, 000 detainees are currently jailed at
the Parwan detention center. AP |
An empty room is prepared for a prison at a newly built US run Parwan Detention
Facility in Bagram north of Kabul, Afghanistan on Friday, Aug 27, 2010. Around
1, 000 detainees are currently jailed at the Parwan detention center. AP |
U.S. soldiers and media members walk towards a section of newly built US
run Parwan Detention Facility in Bagram north of Kabul, Afghanistan on Friday,
Aug 27, 2010. Around 1, 000 detainees are currently jailed at the Parwan
detention center. AP |
U.S. Col. Kevin Burk, head of integration program of JTF 435 speaks with
the media at the prisoners tailoring course at a newly built US run Parwan
Detention Facility in Bagram north of Kabul, Afghanistan on Friday, Aug 27,
2010. Around 1, 000 detainees are currently jailed at the Parwan detention
center. AP |
A cell block at a new detention centre is seen at the U.S. Bagram Air Base,
north of Kabul November 15, 2009. The new prison was built at a cost of $60
million and will replace an existing one located on the same base. The prison
will be able to hold up to 1,100 detainees. There are currently around 700
prisoners being held at Bagram prison. Reuters |
U.S. soldiers are seen at a new detention centre at the U.S. Bagram Air Base,
north of Kabul November 15, 2009. The new prison was built at a cost of $60
million and will replace an existing one located on the same base. The prison
will be able to hold up to 1,100 detainees. There are currently around 700
prisoners being held at Bagram prison. Reuters |
Gul Rahees, listens to speeches during a releasing ceremony in Khost province
of Afghanistan on Monday, May 24, 2010. Rahees was jailed at the U.S. run
detention center of Parwan for two and half years. Seven prisoners were released
during a ceremony in Khost province of Afghanistan. AP |
A U.S. soldier talks to reporters in a cell block at a new detention centre
at the U.S. Bagram Air Base, north of Kabul November 15, 2009. The new prison
was built at a cost of $60 million and will replace an existing one located
on the same base. The prison will be able to hold up to 1,100 detainees.
There are currently around 700 prisoners being held at Bagram prison. Reuers |
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100823-F-6684S-094. Concertina wire lines a fence at a detention facility
in Parwan province, Afghanistan, Aug. 23, 2010. News media representatives
were permitted to take video and still photos for the first time since the
facility became operational in December 2009. (DoD photo by Master Sgt. Adam
M. Stump, U.S. Air Force/Released) |
100823-F-6684S-409. A detainee sits in a holding cell at a detention facility
in Parwan province, Afghanistan, Aug. 23, 2010. News media representatives
were permitted to take video and still photos for the first time since the
facility became operational in December 2009. (DoD photo by Master Sgt. Adam
M. Stump, U.S. Air Force/Released) |
100823-F-6684S-406. A detainee receives medical care from a U.S. Soldier
at a detention facility in Parwan province, Afghanistan, Aug. 23, 2010. News
media representatives were permitted to take video and still photos for the
first time since the facility became operational in December 2009. (DoD photo
by Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump, U.S. Air Force/Released) |
100823-F-6684S-311. A detainee rests his hands on his communal cell at a
detention facility in Parwan province, Afghanistan, Aug. 23, 2010. News media
representatives were permitted to take video and still photos for the first
time since the facility became operational in December 2009. (DoD photo by
Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump, U.S. Air Force/Released) |
100823-F-6684S-285. A U.S. Soldier, left, and an Afghan guard work side by
side at a detention facility in Parwan province, Afghanistan, Aug. 23, 2010.
News media representatives were permitted to take video and still photos
for the first time since the facility became operational in December 2009.
(DoD photo by Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump, U.S. Air Force/Released) |
100823-F-6684S-230. An Afghan guard, left, and a U.S. Soldier with a military
police unit work side by side at a detention facility in Parwan province,
Afghanistan, Aug. 23, 2010. News media representatives were permitted to
take video and still photos for the first time since the facility became
operational in December 2009. (DoD photo by Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump, U.S.
Air Force/Released) |
100823-F-6684S-090. A guard shack overlooks a detention facility in Parwan
province, Afghanistan, Aug. 23, 2010. News media representatives were permitted
to take video and still photos for the first time since the facility became
operational in December 2009. (DoD photo by Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump, U.S.
Air Force/Released) |
100823-F-6684S-117. A playground is available to the children of visiting
family members of detainees at a detention facility in Parwan province,
Afghanistan, Aug. 23, 2010. News media representatives were permitted to
take video and still photos for the first time since the facility became
operational in December 2009. (DoD photo by Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump, U.S.
Air Force/Released) |
100823-F-6684S-016. Shown here Aug. 23, 2010, are meeting areas at a detention
facility in Parwan province, Afghanistan, available for use by detainees
and their family members. News media representatives were permitted to take
video and still photos for the first time since the facility became operational
in December 2009. (DoD photo by Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump, U.S. Air
Force/Released) |
100823-F-6684S-012. Toys are available to the children of visiting family
members of detainees at a detention facility in Parwan province, Afghanistan,
Aug. 23, 2010. News media representatives were permitted to take video and
still photos for the first time since the facility became operational in
December 2009. (DoD photo by Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump, U.S. Air Force/Released) |
100823-F-6684S-138. U.S. Service members walk down a pathway at a detention
facility in Parwan province, Afghanistan, Aug. 23, 2010. News media
representatives were permitted to take video and still photos for the first
time since the facility became operational in December 2009. (DoD photo by
Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump, U.S. Air Force/Released) |
100823-F-6684S-205. A maintenance worker walks through a corridor at a detention
facility in Parwan province, Afghanistan, Aug. 23, 2010. News media
representatives were permitted to take video and still photos for the first
time since the facility became operational in December 2009. (DoD photo by
Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump, U.S. Air Force/Released) |
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