Gunmen storm prison in Afghanistan’s Jalalabad, over 20 killed

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Published on August 3, 2020 by

At least 21 people have been killed and 42 others injured in an attack on a prison in the city of Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan.
Officials say there were several explosions, including a suicide car bomb, outside the prison, from which several prisoners escaped during the fighting.
Afghan security forces are locked in a gun battle with the attackers.
ISIL has claimed responsibility.

Habib Wardak is a national security analyst and founding member of Transparency Afghanistan. He joins us from Kabul for the latest updates.

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