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Sarposa prison (Kandahar)

Afghanistan / Qandahar / Kandahar
The Sarposa prison is a high security prison in Kandahar, Afghanistan, used to hold Taliban militants and other criminals including drug traffickers. The prison has been subject to two major escapes, first in a coordinated attack in May of 2008, and more recently in a tunneling escape that occurred in April of 2011.
On April 24, 2011, a 350m tunnel that had been dug across a highway and under the prison walls, was used in the escape of about 500 Taliban inmates. The breakout was not detected for four hours, during which most of the prisoners were transported away. Although the government claimed to have re-arrested several dozen escapees, Taliban reports claim this to be untrue.
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Coordinates:   31°37'7"N   65°40'4"E
This article was last modified 14 years ago