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The Taliban have claimed that it spent five months digging the tunnel that stretched from Kandahar's main prison. Alissa J. Rubin, Kabul bureau chief for The New York Times, says it was likely a small group who masterminded the escape.
Almost five hundred Taliban militants have escaped from the main prison in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Afghan politician and former MP, Daoud Sultanzai says that this "shows the fragile state of affairs of our security apparatus" in Afghanistan.
President Obama has said the US is 'on track' to achieve its goals in Afghanistan, following publication of the US annual strategy review. Katy Clark reports.
At the sprawling US military Kandahar Airfield, in Southern Afghanistan, there are many ways to entertain oneself on a year-long deployment, including Salsa night. That's every Saturday. Correspondent Ben Gilbert has a report from Kandahar.
The Americans want to turn over security to Afghan forces by 2014. To do that, the US will have to train enough Afghan recruits to do the job. The World's Ben Gilbert was recently embedded with US and Afghan troops in Kandahar.
Senior Obama Administration officials have indicated that 2014 is the key date for handing over responsibility to Afghan security forces. Ben Gilbert reports that the march toward those goals has really just begun and there's a long way to go.
US military commanders have said the Kandahar campaign is in its final stages, and the debate over the success of the campaign has already begun. But troops on the ground are withholding their verdict. Ben Gilbert reports.
Almost five hundred Taliban militants have escaped from the main prison in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Afghan politician and former MP, Daoud Sultanzai says that this "shows the fragile state of affairs of our security apparatus" in Afghanistan.
Almost 500 Taliban prisoners have escaped from jail in Kandahar in southern Afghanistan. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Jim Sciutto of ABC News about the prison break and a previous escape from the same prison back in 2008.
Last month's escape of more than 500 Taliban and al-Qaeda prisoners from a Kandahar jail embarrassed Afghan authorities. Alex Strick van Linschoten, a Taliban expert at Kings College in London, translated their account and speaks to anchor Marco Werman.
Daoud Sultanzoy, Afghani parliament member speaks about Ahmed Wali Karzai's death, and Joshua Foust, a fellow at the American Security Project, talks about what's next for NATO's fight against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan.
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Conflict & Justice
Manhunt Underway After Taliban Prison Break
The Takeaway
April 25, 2011
Almost five hundred Taliban militants have escaped from the main prison in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Afghan politician and former MP, Daoud Sultanzai says that this "shows the fragile state of affairs of our security apparatus" in Afghanistan.
Conflict & Justice
Taliban prison break in Afghanistan
The World
April 25, 2011
Almost 500 Taliban prisoners have escaped from jail in Kandahar in southern Afghanistan. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Jim Sciutto of ABC News about the prison break and a previous escape from the same prison back in 2008.
'Shawshank'-Style Escape for Taliban Fighters
The Takeaway
April 26, 2011
Top of the Hour: 'Great Escape' in Afghanistan, Morning Headlines
The Takeaway
April 26, 2011
Conflict & Justice
The Taliban's Account of Kandahar Jailbreak
The World
May 20, 2011
Last month's escape of more than 500 Taliban and al-Qaeda prisoners from a Kandahar jail embarrassed Afghan authorities. Alex Strick van Linschoten, a Taliban expert at Kings College in London, translated their account and speaks to anchor Marco Werman.
Global Politics
Afghan President's Brother Killed
The World
July 12, 2011
Ahmad Wali Karzai was a leading power broker in southern Afghanistan.
Karzai's Half-Brother Killed in Kandahar
The Takeaway
July 12, 2011
Ahmed Wali Karzai Assassinated in Kandahar
The Takeaway
July 12, 2011
Top of the Hour: Afghan President's Half-Brother Assassinated, Morning Headlines
The Takeaway
July 12, 2011
Global Politics
What Ahmed Wali Karzai's Death Means For Afghanistan
The Takeaway
July 12, 2011
Daoud Sultanzoy, Afghani parliament member speaks about Ahmed Wali Karzai's death, and Joshua Foust, a fellow at the American Security Project, talks about what's next for NATO's fight against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan.