Afghan forces free 32 detainees from Taliban prison in Helmand
‘Afghan security forces have launched an attack on a prison controlled by Taliban militants in the country’s restive south, freeing up to 32 detainees.
Afghanistan’s Defense Ministry said special forces stormed the Taliban-run prison in Nad Ali district in the southern troubled province of Helmand late on Sunday after gathering intelligence that the militants had been holding dozens of civilians and security personnel in captivity there.
Four of those freed were policemen and the rest were civilians, according to a statement by the ministry.’
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