More Afghan prisoners leave for Cuban naval base
Another 30 Taliban and al-Qaida detainees departed by plane for Guantanamo Bay in Cuba today, three days after the first group of prisoners was transferred to the high security facility.
The prisoners, shackled and with white caps covering their faces, shuffled in the darkness into a C-17 transport plane for the flight to eastern Cuba. Two US troops flanked each of the detainees as they walked across the tarmac to the aircraft.
Lights at the US base at the Kandahar airport were shut off except for red low intensity lights and green chemical lighting.
Security was tight with attack dogs and Humvees with 50-caliber machine guns patrolling the area.
The first group of 20 detainees left on Thursday and arrived in Guantanamo Bay the following day.
