Inside an Afghan prison

As Canada ends its combat role in Afghanistan, we have been looking at what is next for that country. The progress that is been made and the challenge is still ahead. Tonight we want to take you inside the place you have never seen before; it is been described as a breeding ground for insurgents. The Taliban call it a recruitment center, you might be surprised to learn is actually a high-security prison. Susan Ormiston got the real access inside. When Turkey prison on the outskirts of cabal at the foot of the Hindu Kush Mountains, 5,000 up the country’s worst criminals are her, in a placement to be impenetrable. Security seems tired; guards go through all our television gear and put it down. But we are about to show you what does get through, and how the ceded territories can sprout inside these walls.

The prison chief General Abdel Baki bisutti has a fondness for caged bird. And the Confession, that jailbirds threatened him. “Many times we have received phone calls from inside the jail, and have been threatened that we are going to be killed by a suicide attack.” Abdel Baki bisutti added. All Charki seen riots, jailbreaks and political executions. Fertile ground for stoking the insurgency. To counter unrest the US is pouring in millions of dollars for upgrades and programs. They may be murderers and thieves, but they’ll be physically fit. Computer literate and scholars Islamic Studies, religion only we are told not politics. But not long ago the Taliban, run its own mad rush to school here, and completely controlled a prison wing, so that guards had to leave food at the door.

The Taliban say that this prison is recruiting center. Many suspected insurgents are still able to keep up contact with their fighters outside, and it is believed that the finest market bombing in Kabul with patch right here by 45-year-old, prisoner who was able to orchestrate the attack from inside his prison. We research one to two blocks every day and find stuff. The main problem at the moment drugs and cellphones, and you found all these in one block yesterday. We have thousands have telephones boxes of this stuff. And specifically the women are bringing them through.

Phones are getting regularly. Hidden in the sole of a shoe, were in a potato, phone batteries. Who would suspect to Karan, Drugs in fake bottoms in cooking pot, or heroin in hairbrush. These hash packets, were confiscated the day before our visit. This is fresh you could you could smell it looks very fresh. According to the general, any prisoner found with contraband is refused visitors, for weeks and they’re trying to jump the cell phones. So they can still call out now? It is very hard for someone to call, maybe at midnight when everyone else is asleep and they’re all calling from under their blankets.

At the political wing we are allowed only a few feet into a courtyard. Nearly four hundred suspected insurgents are kept here. But it is hard to distinguish them from the others. His inmate told us, the prison community is like one. Are there lots a Taliban here? There is no difference, who is who we have a simple life. Treat each other like brothers. At the endeavor visit general Bisutti is quite frank. He is anxious to change jobs. You have been here nearly three years? But we do not expect are next revelation, with his wife and five kids living in Canada. Would you move to Canada? Well, of course not forever but at least once or twice a year. Only he cannot get a visa and he can’t explain. Just want to be many unexplained gaps at Charki prison.

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