A view of the Parwan Detention Facility
CNN: Al Qaeda and Taliban members among thousands of prisoners left under Afghan control in jail next to deserted US air base
(CNN)Thousands of prisoners -- including senior al Qaeda and Taliban figures -- remain in Afghanistan's Bagram prison under the sole control of Afghan authorities, following the swift departure of US combat troops from the sprawling compound that houses it, Afghan and security officials told CNN Tuesday.
While a regional security official with knowledge of the US departure said there were 7,000 detainees still at Bagram Air Base, an Afghan ministry of defense spokesperson put the figure at 5,000. They consist of a couple of hundred criminals and the rest are terrorists, the spokesperson added.
The prisoners at Parwan Detention Facility, situated next to the base, include some "big names" from al Qaeda and the Taliban, as well as some senior drug trafficking figures, the regional security official said..
The security official added that without US support the detention facility, located an hour north of Afghanistan's capital of Kabul, was "vulnerable."
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WNU Editor: This prison is probably high on the priority list for the Taliban to attack.
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