Hundreds Escape Afghan Prison

Some terrible news has just broken out of Afghanistan. There have been jailbreaks in Afghanistan and Iraq during the wars there but it appears that this could be one of the worst.

More than 400 escapees have fled the prison, including Taliban commanders, according to the reports.

Prison supervisor Ghulam Dastagir Mayar said Monday that they estimate about 476 prisoners escaped through a tunnel they had dug to the outside. He says the jailbreak happened about 11 p.m. on Sunday and that many of those missing were held for working for the insurgency.
Kandahar prison holds about 1,200 inmates.
Police and government officials also confirmed the jailbreak but said they did not have details.
Taliban spokesman Qari Yousef Ahmadi said about 100 of those who escaped are Taliban commanders and many of the others are fighters with the insurgency.

This could be a bad, bad sign.

Cross-posted at WorldThreats.

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