Taliban inmates tunnel out from Afghan jail

The break-out from the main jail in the volatile southern city of Kandahar occurred on Friday night, the city's security chief General Salem told Reuters. He said all the prisoners were from one barracks of the jail, which houses some 400 prisoners.

"Last night, in the middle of the night, about 40 prisoners escaped through a 30-meter tunnel," he said.

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