| 2015 Ghazni prison escape | |||||||
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| Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) | |||||||
 Ghazni province location | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Afghan National Police |
 Taliban militants | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 4 policemen killed[1] | 7 militants killed[2] | ||||||
Taliban militants, wearing Afghan army uniform, stormed a prison outside the city of Ghazni in Afghanistan on 14 September 2015, freeing more than 355 inmates (out of 436 housed at the prison). At least 148 of the escapees were considered to be a serious threat to national security.[3] According to the Afghan Ministry of Interior, of the inmates who escaped, 148 had been jailed for attacks on security forces, while 207 had been convicted for other crimes. Only three prisoners had been recaptured.[4]
- ^ "A Taliban Attack on an Afghan Prison Has Freed Hundreds of Militants". Time. 14 September 2015. Archived from the original on 15 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ "Hundreds Escape In Afghan Prison Break". RFE/RL. 14 September 2015.
- ^ "Afghan Taliban storm Ghazni prison, freeing hundreds". BBC. 14 September 2015. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ "Afghan Taliban storm Ghazni prison, freeing hundreds". BBC News. 14 September 2015. Archived from the original on 16 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.