Pentagon: ‘Thousands’ of ISIS-K Prisoners Were Freed by the Taliban as They Seized Prisons from Afghan Forces

GRIFFIN And in terms ░░░░░░░░ ISIS K how many ░░░░░░░░ K prisoners were left ░░░░░░░░ Bagram and are believed ░░░░░░░░ have been released from ░░░░░░░░ prison there And why ░░░░░░░░ t they removed before ░░░░░░░░ U S pulled out ░░░░░░░░ someplace like Gitmo KIRBY ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ exact number Clearly it ░░░░░░░░ in the thousands when ░░░░░░░░ consider both prisons because ░░░░░░░░ of them were taken ░░░░░░░░ by the Taliban and ░░░░░░░░ But I couldn t ░░░░░░░░ you a precise figure ░░░░░░░░ as for emptying out ░░░░░░░░ we were turning things ░░░░░░░░ to Afghan national security ░░░░░░░░ That was part of ░░░░░░░░ retrograde process was to ░░░░░░░░ over these responsibilities And ░░░░░░░░ they did have responsibility ░░░░░░░░ those prisons and the ░░░░░░░░ at which those prisons ░░░░░░░░ located And of course ░░░░░░░░ the Taliban advanced we ░░░░░░░░ t see the level ░░░░░░░░ resistance by the Afghans ░░░░░░░░ hold some territories some ░░░░░░░░ and unfortunately those were ░░░░░░░░ that the Afghans didn ░░░░░░░░ hold But all of ░░░░░░░░ responsibilities were turned over ░░░░░░░░ accordance with the retrograde ░░░░░░░░ back from April.”