Taliban militants dug a long-lasting tunnel underground and into the main jail in Kandahar city and whisked out more than 450 prisoners, most of whom were Taliban fighters, officials and insurgent said Monday.
The massive overnight jailbreak in Afghanistan's second-largest city underscores the Afghan government continuing weakness in the south despite an influx of international troops, funding and advisers. Kandahar city, in particular, has be a focus of the intercontinental effort to establish a strong Afghan government presence in former Taliban strongholds.
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