Military personnel have raided a Taliban prison in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan and released everybody kept inside as hostages, the Ministry of Defense announced on Monday.
A statement released by the ministry states that the prison belonging to Mullah Abdul Bari Zakir in Shoraki area of Nahr-e-Siraj district was raided last night.
The statement adds that 16 civilians were released from the detention but their identities would be shared with media later.
17 militants, including six suicide bombers, were killed in the raid, the press release states, adding that there was no harm to the military forces.
Taliban have not yet commented on the report.
However, the group runs prisons in various parts of the country where they keep security personnel or others they have held on suspicion of being government employees or supporting government.http://www.khaama.com/six-suicide-bombers-among-17-killed-as-security-force-raid-taliban-prison-in-helmand-4755
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