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Last Western Prisoner Leaves Afghanistan After Pardon

9th August, 2016 · admin

robert_langdonThe Wall Street Journal: The last Western prisoner held in an Afghan prison was flying home to Australia on Monday after seven years in a high-security facility he shared with al Qaeda and Taliban inmates. Robert Langdon, a 44-year-old Australian security contractor, was initially sentenced to death for shooting an Afghan colleague, setting fire to his body and fleeing to the airport, where he was arrested. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Australia-Afghanistan Relations, Crime and Punishment |
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