GHAZNI (Staff Report) – Hundred of prisoners have fled from the prison, when Taliban broke into the central prison in Ghazni province of Afghanistan on Sunday night, said witnesses.
According to Afghan news website, TOLO News, Taliban freed more than 350 prisoners when they raided a prison in provincial capital.
Taliban storm a prison in the capital of Ghazni province & free more than 350 prisoners: security sources confirmed. pic.twitter.com/fbDmezxyAT
— TOLOnews (@TOLOnews) September 14, 2015
Taliban raided central provincial prison in Ghazni last night, allowing reportedly hundreds of prisoners to flee, witnesses say.
— TOLOnews (@TOLOnews) September 14, 2015
The incident took place after Taliban insurgents attacked the jail and started clashes with the security forces in which a number of security soldiers were killed, according to the officials.