Posted AT 4:02 AM EST on 17/06/08
Ottawa to hunt for answers in Taliban jailbreak
OTTAWA — The federal government will probe why Canadian military intelligence in Afghanistan failed to pick up any hint of plans for the bold prison break that freed hundreds of Taliban insurgents, acting foreign affairs minister David Emerson says.
On Sunday, Defence Minister Peter MacKay laid the responsibility for the massive breach at the feet of Afghan forces, saying they were in charge of securing Kandahar's Sarpoza Provincial Prison.
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