Afghan soldiers stand in formation to receive instructions before a live fire exercise supervised by U.S. Marines assigned to Mobile Strike Force Advisor Team on Camp Shorabak in Afghanistan's Helmand province, May 20, 2013. The Marines taught Afghan soldiers how to properly utilize their weapons systems. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ezekiel R. Kitandwe
Britain Detains Suspected Insurgents at Afghan Base for Months -- New York Times
LONDON — Up to 90 Afghans are being held at a British military facility in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Philip Hammond confirmed Wednesday, while rejecting comparisons between their detention and that of detainees at the American prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
Mr. Hammond said that the number of suspected insurgents held by British forces at their base in Camp Bastion was higher than normal because of problems in handing them over to the Afghan legal system.
The British government argues that, unlike those held in Cuba, detainees in Camp Bastion are in the process of being handed over to the Afghan authorities who will then decide what action to take against them within their legal framework.
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ISAF Joint Command Operational Update, May 29th -- ISAF
ISAF: Senior Taliban leader arrested in Balkh -- Khaama Press
6 suicide bombers killed in attack on Panjshir governor compound -- Khaama Press
Taliban attack governor office building in Afghanistan -- Zee News
Afghan nationals suspected of killing British troops being held without charge in 'mini-Guantanamo' for up to 14 months, Hammond reveals -- Daily Mail
British forces are detaining dozens in Afghanistan, Philip Hammond confirms -- The Guardian
Afghan detentions 'legal,' says British defense chief -- Deutsche Welle
UK 'ready to hand over Afghan detainees' -- BBC
Afghanistan: insurgents held without charge by British forces -- The Telegraph
Hammond Says U.K. Holding Up to 90 Afghans Without Charge -- Bloomberg
Obama, NATO's Rasmussen to discuss Afghanistan on Friday -- Reuters
NATO chief meets Obama to discuss Afghanistan mission -- Khaama Press
NATO leader to meet with Obama on Fr
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ISAF Joint Command Operational Update, May 29th -- ISAF
ISAF: Senior Taliban leader arrested in Balkh -- Khaama Press
6 suicide bombers killed in attack on Panjshir governor compound -- Khaama Press
Taliban attack governor office building in Afghanistan -- Zee News
Afghan nationals suspected of killing British troops being held without charge in 'mini-Guantanamo' for up to 14 months, Hammond reveals -- Daily Mail
British forces are detaining dozens in Afghanistan, Philip Hammond confirms -- The Guardian
Afghan detentions 'legal,' says British defense chief -- Deutsche Welle
UK 'ready to hand over Afghan detainees' -- BBC
Afghanistan: insurgents held without charge by British forces -- The Telegraph
Hammond Says U.K. Holding Up to 90 Afghans Without Charge -- Bloomberg
Obama, NATO's Rasmussen to discuss Afghanistan on Friday -- Reuters
NATO chief meets Obama to discuss Afghanistan mission -- Khaama Press
NATO leader to meet with Obama on Fr
Afghan nationals suspected of killing British troops being held without charge in 'mini-Guantanamo' for up to 14 months, Hammond reveals -- Daily Mail
British forces are detaining dozens in Afghanistan, Philip Hammond confirms -- The Guardian
Afghan detentions 'legal,' says British defense chief -- Deutsche Welle
UK 'ready to hand over Afghan detainees' -- BBC
Afghanistan: insurgents held without charge by British forces -- The Telegraph
Hammond Says U.K. Holding Up to 90 Afghans Without Charge -- Bloomberg
Obama, NATO's Rasmussen to discuss Afghanistan on Friday -- Reuters
NATO chief meets Obama to discuss Afghanistan mission -- Khaama Press
NATO leader to meet with Obama on Friday -- FOX News/AP
The Forgotten Force: Police-Building in Iraq and Afghanistan -- By Walter C. Ladwig III, WPR
Violence Against Journalists in Afghanistan Increasing -- Voice of America
Youth addiction grows parallel with drug production in Afghanistan -- Khaama Press
Resurrecting Afghanistan: Khaled Hosseini’s ‘And the Mountains Echoed’ -- Rafia Zakaria, Daily Beast
At least 2,092 US military deaths in Afghanistan since 2001 -- AP
British forces are detaining dozens in Afghanistan, Philip Hammond confirms -- The Guardian
Afghan detentions 'legal,' says British defense chief -- Deutsche Welle
UK 'ready to hand over Afghan detainees' -- BBC
Afghanistan: insurgents held without charge by British forces -- The Telegraph
Hammond Says U.K. Holding Up to 90 Afghans Without Charge -- Bloomberg
Obama, NATO's Rasmussen to discuss Afghanistan on Friday -- Reuters
NATO chief meets Obama to discuss Afghanistan mission -- Khaama Press
NATO leader to meet with Obama on Friday -- FOX News/AP
The Forgotten Force: Police-Building in Iraq and Afghanistan -- By Walter C. Ladwig III, WPR
Violence Against Journalists in Afghanistan Increasing -- Voice of America
Youth addiction grows parallel with drug production in Afghanistan -- Khaama Press
Resurrecting Afghanistan: Khaled Hosseini’s ‘And the Mountains Echoed’ -- Rafia Zakaria, Daily Beast
At least 2,092 US military deaths in Afghanistan since 2001 -- AP