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10-11-03, 12:46 PM

41 Taliban Escape From Afghanistan Jail
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By NOOR KHAN, Associated Press Writer

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Authorities were searching for more than 40 Taliban prisoners — including several commanders — who escaped from a high-security prison in southern Afghanistan by digging a tunnel, a provincial governor and two other government officials said Saturday.

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Several former Taliban commanders and the brother of former Taliban defense minister Mullah Ubaidullah were among the escaped convicts who disappeared without detection late Friday from a prison in Kandahar, said Yousaf Pashtoon, the governor.

"This is a very serious incident," he said, adding that a province-wide search has been launched for the prisoners.

Kandahar is the stronghold of Afghanistan's former hardline Muslim Taliban regime.

Two government officials who spoke on condition of anonymity said five prison officials were also missing and are believed to have helped the Taliban, who had been arrested in recent months during fighting between Afghan forces and insurgents.

"There was no sign of any resistance," one of them said.

Pashtoon also confirmed that five prison officials were missing and said their role was being investigated.

The government officials said prison authorities realized there had been a jailbreak only when they saw the empty cells on Saturday.

"The Taliban dug a 30-feet tunnel and initial investigations indicate that they were working on it for the past month," Pashtoon said.

He said 41 of the 54 Taliban detained at the prison had escaped. He did not say why the remaining insurgents did not break out.

The hardline Muslim Taliban regime was ousted by a U.S.-led operation in Afghanistan in late 2001.

10-11-03, 01:07 PM

I'll be honest.

If the prison guards were inept enought to let 41 inmates dig a tunnel and escape, then more power to 'em. Sounds like a damned movie.

10-11-03, 01:52 PM

hehehe

did one of those guys try to jump the fence to pakistan on a motorcycle?

and i doubt they were inept. i mean look at the movie the Great Escape. were talkin about like 100 guys escaped from a german pow camp. i mean, they got away from german soldiers, some of the most thurough motherfuckers on the earth.

10-11-03, 12:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
superkool Guest Posts: n/a	41 Taliban Escape From Afghanistan Jail 41 Taliban Escape From Afghanistan Jail 16 minutes ago Add Top Stories - AP to My Yahoo! By NOOR KHAN, Associated Press Writer KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Authorities were searching for more than 40 Taliban prisoners — including several commanders — who escaped from a high-security prison in southern Afghanistan by digging a tunnel, a provincial governor and two other government officials said Saturday. AP Photo AFP Slideshow: Afghanistan Several former Taliban commanders and the brother of former Taliban defense minister Mullah Ubaidullah were among the escaped convicts who disappeared without detection late Friday from a prison in Kandahar, said Yousaf Pashtoon, the governor. "This is a very serious incident," he said, adding that a province-wide search has been launched for the prisoners. Kandahar is the stronghold of Afghanistan's former hardline Muslim Taliban regime. Two government officials who spoke on condition of anonymity said five prison officials were also missing and are believed to have helped the Taliban, who had been arrested in recent months during fighting between Afghan forces and insurgents. "There was no sign of any resistance," one of them said. Pashtoon also confirmed that five prison officials were missing and said their role was being investigated. The government officials said prison authorities realized there had been a jailbreak only when they saw the empty cells on Saturday. "The Taliban dug a 30-feet tunnel and initial investigations indicate that they were working on it for the past month," Pashtoon said. He said 41 of the 54 Taliban detained at the prison had escaped. He did not say why the remaining insurgents did not break out. The hardline Muslim Taliban regime was ousted by a U.S.-led operation in Afghanistan in late 2001.

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10-11-03, 01:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
Thomas Guest Posts: n/a	I'll be honest. If the prison guards were inept enought to let 41 inmates dig a tunnel and escape, then more power to 'em. Sounds like a damned movie.

10-11-03, 01:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
Dropzone Guest Posts: n/a	hehehe did one of those guys try to jump the fence to pakistan on a motorcycle? and i doubt they were inept. i mean look at the movie the Great Escape. were talkin about like 100 guys escaped from a german pow camp. i mean, they got away from german soldiers, some of the most thurough motherfuckers on the earth.