Sarposa Prison escape 2011
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The Sarposa Prison escape was an escape from the Kandahar detention facility in Kandahar, Afghanistan by Taliban insurgents on April 24-25 2011. One of the largest escape by Afghan insurgents, the raid freed 450-550 prisoners.
Escape
Outcome
In the end almost 550 of the prisoners at the facility, managed to escape.
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