Topic: Bagram Airbase

Afghanistan less nervy than partnering Tiger: war veteran

DUBAI (Reuters) - Lieutenant Colonel Michael Rowells, who competed in Wednesday's Dubai Desert Classic pre-tournament pro-am, said he was more nervous about playing golf with Tiger Woods than he is doing military service in war-torn Afghanistan.The U.S. Army officer, a ...

Detainee in NATO Afghan custody "found dead"

KABUL (Reuters) - A detainee being held by troops from the NATO-led force in Afghanistan was found dead in his holding cell, and an investigation is underway, the force said in a statement Monday.The man was captured during a military operation by ...

Afghan plane crash killed 8 crew members: army

PULE CHARKHI, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Six Filipinos, one Indian national and a Kenyan were killed on Tuesday when a cargo plane crashed outside Afghanistan's capital Kabul, the Afghan army said on Wednesday.The U.S.-based company operating the aircraft, National Air ...
This is why you can't beleive anything you see on the internet! 960002 landed gear-up in Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan in February, 2009. But I am so happy now that all the crew members and the Pilot were safely landed, even though ...
Afghan airport official: Cargo plane crashes into mountains near the capital KabulAn Afghan airport official says a cargo plane has crashed into mountains east of Afghanistan's capital Kabul.Kabul Airport Director Yaqob Rasoli says the plane with a nine-member crew was ...

US seeks Afghan prison interrogation deal: report

The United States is seeking a deal with the Afghan authorities to retain the ability to hold and interrogate foreign terror suspects at a notorious prison in Afghanistan, a report said Wednesday.The plan would see a special wing of the prison ...
Citing comparisons to Guantanamo, ACLU sues to get Bagram Air Base detainee recordsThe American Civil Liberties Union in New York has sued the federal government, seeking to make public the records related to prisoners held at an air base in Afghanistan.The ...

US govt extends Afghanistan prison rights: report

The administration of US President Barack Obama plans to issue new guidelines designed to give prisoners at a US detention center in Afghanistan more ability to challenge their custody, The New York Times reported late Saturday.Citing unnamed Pentagon officials, the newspaper ...

Pentagon mulls overhaul of Bagram prison

The US military is mulling plans to overhaul the US-run Bagram prison in Afghanistan in a bid to stem abuses and militant recruiting, officials said Monday.Chairman of the joint chiefs of staff Admiral Michael Mullen and Defense Secretary Robert Gates are ...

US review calls for overhaul of Bagram prison

A US military review has called for overhauling the troubled US-run Bagram prison in Afghanistan because US officials are concerned that abuses and militant recruiting within local prisons are helping strengthen the Taliban, The New York Times reported.Citing unnamed officials, the ...