Taliban attack on Afghan prison frees hundreds
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(AP Photo/Rahmatullah Nikzad)[/caption]An attack early on the jail in Ghazni has led to 350-400 Taliban forces escaping. From Time:More than 350 inmates escaped from a jail in the city of Ghazni in central Afghanistan after a raid by Taliban forces early Monday morning.Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, deputy provincial governor of Ghazni province, said that the assault began at around 2:30 a.m. local time when six insurgents clad in military uniforms detonated a car bomb at the gates of the prison, al-Jazeera reported. They then fired a rocket-propelled grenade and stormed the facility. At least four police officers and three Taliban fighters were killed in the offensive, which lasted for several hours.
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“In this operation, 400 of our innocent countrymen were freed … and were taken to mujahedin-controlled areas,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in a statement taking responsibility for the attack. Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry put the number of escapees at 355.See the rest of the article at Time.[mwi-cat-listing cat="94" ppp="4" cols="4" desc="false" type="view" btn_color="black" ]