Times of Islamabad

Hundreds of prisoners fled in an attack on jail in Afghanistan August 04, 2020

Hundreds of prisoners fled in an attack on jail in Afghanistan August 04, 2020

ISLAMABAD-In Afghanistan, hundreds of prisoners have fled in an attack on a jail in Jalalabad city.

Spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar province, Attaullah Khugyani has said that more than 300 prisoners were still at large.

Meanwhile, a defence ministry statement said all Islamic State attackers have been killed by the Afghan security forces.