Inmates escape in ongoing IS attack on Afghan prison
06 August 2020 |
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A high number of prisoners have escaped an Afghan jail following a deadly IS assault, local sources have said. The prison houses over 1,500 inmates, mostly captured members of IS and the Taliban.
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