RTMon, 14 Sep 2015 09:16 UTC
© Stringer / ReutersMembers of the Taliban
Taliban militants, including suicide bombers and gunmen, attacked a prison in Ghazni, Afghanistan killing at least four police and freeing 352 prisoners,
including 150 Taliban. The terror group claims "important military mujahideen" have been released.
"Around 2:30 a.m. six Taliban insurgents
wearing military uniforms attacked Ghazni prison," Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, the deputy provincial governor, told AFP. "First they detonated a car bomb in front of the gate, fired an RPG and then raided the prison."
Ahmadi said that
at least four policemen were killed and seven others were injured, adding that three Taliban fighters were also killed.
Some 352 prisoners, including 150 jailed Taliban members, escaped in the attack, according to the deputy the governor of Ghazni, Mohammed Ali Ahmadi.
Meanwhile, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed that "all" of the prisoners were freed in the 2 am (22:00 GMT) attack.
"Forty Afghan security forces and prison guards were killed in the prison break and important military mujahideen officials have been freed," Mujahid claimed, as cited by Reuters.
Comment: The
Wall Street Journal adds:
Inmates had staged a protest inside the prison hours before the Taliban attack—a possible indication that the escape was coordinated, officials said. The unrest prompted Afghan intelligence officers to transfer about 20 high-value Taliban militants to a different location in the hours before the prison break, according to a member of Ghazni's provincial council. ... Since the beginning of this year, Afghan forces have been fighting with only limited support from their U.S. allies, even as the Taliban insurgency remains strong and undiminished.
And the
BBC points out that "Monday's prison break has happened
at a sensitive time for the government, which will complete its first year in office in a week's time,
amid questions over its ability to improve security and the economy." How convenient.
Prisons in Iraq and Afghanistan tend to be convenient breeding grounds for Muslim extremists. As Brandon Martinez shows, ISIS probably wouldn't exist if it hadn't been for a certain U.S.-run facility housing many of the current ISIS leadership, where the alleged leader of ISIS was viewed favorably by those running the prison. Coincidence? Unlikely. See:
The ISIS Conspiracy: US-Israeli-Saudi origins and intrigue
Comment: The Wall Street Journal adds: And the BBC points out that "Monday's prison break has happened at a sensitive time for the government, which will complete its first year in office in a week's time, amid questions over its ability to improve security and the economy." How convenient.
Prisons in Iraq and Afghanistan tend to be convenient breeding grounds for Muslim extremists. As Brandon Martinez shows, ISIS probably wouldn't exist if it hadn't been for a certain U.S.-run facility housing many of the current ISIS leadership, where the alleged leader of ISIS was viewed favorably by those running the prison. Coincidence? Unlikely. See: The ISIS Conspiracy: US-Israeli-Saudi origins and intrigue