As the great escape was a break-in rather than a break-out, there was no need to surreptitiously get rid of the earth inside the camp; according to one local media report, the Kandahar plotters simply sold lorry loads of the earth in the city's bazaar from a tunnel stretching a reported 320 metres.
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According to one of the escapees (whose numbers could dramatically tip the odds in favour of the insurgents on the eve of this year's "fighting season"), the tunnel was of sufficient diameter and high enough for the prisoners to stand upright for most of their walk to freedom.
Sections were lit by electric light and ventilated with fans, he said.
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"It was very well organised. They only let a certain number of people go through at one time, because they wanted to make sure there was enough air to breath in the tunnel."
When the escapee prisoners got to the construction company compound at the end of the tunnel, they were met by their commanders and taken off in cars to safe locations.
And to compound the humiliation of the Afghan government and its Nato allies, the prison managers appear to have been totally unaware of the escape until long after the prisoners had disappeared into the night.
You know that an operation of this size and complexity had to have had people in the inside helping out, and people elsewhere turning a blind eye to what was going on.
This is not a reassuring sign for the US as it continues whatever mission it is pursuing in Afghanistan. Why are we there again?
See also: how does this new jailbreak rate in comparison to some other classic ones?
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