Manhunt On For Hundreds Of Taliban Sprung From Afghan Jail -- McClatchy News
KABUL, Afghanistan — U.S.-backed Afghan forces launched a massive manhunt Monday for hundreds of inmates, most of them Taliban fighters, who fled down a tunnel burrowed under the walls of southern Kandahar Province’s main maximum security prison.
The second spectacular mass breakout from Sarposa Prison in nearly three years underscored how Afghan security forces remain plagued by deficiencies despite receiving billions of dollars in training and equipment from the United States and other countries.
Read more ....
More News On Afghanistan
Afghan prison break was inside job: Karzai office -- Yahoo News/AFP
Afghanistan jail break 'an inside job' -- The Telegraph
Dozens of Taliban jailbreak prisoners recaptured -- The Telegraph
Afghan forces recapture 65 from Kandahar jailbreak -- Yahoo News/AP
Official: 65 recaptured after Afghan jail break -- MSNBC
Afghanistan recaptures 65 inmates; hundreds at large after escape -- CNN
The Great Escape (Afghanistan style): 500 Taliban prisoners on loose after insurgents dig 1,000ft tunnel INTO 'high security' jail -- The Daily Mail
Taliban ‘Great Escape’: DIY Tunnel Leads to Massive Jailbreak -- The Danger Room
How did the Taliban pull off Afghanistan’s ‘great escape’? -- The National
Taliban Prison Break May Lead to Military and Political Setback -- New York Times
Taliban Jailbreak Rattles Afghan South -- Wall Street Journal
Second most wanted insurgent in Afghanistan 'killed by air strike' -- The Telegraph
NATO kills senior al Qaida leader in Afghanistan -- McClatchy News
Saudi al Qaeda leader killed in Kunar airstrike -- Long War Journal
Top al-Qaida fighter killed in Afghanistan, Nato reveals -- The Guardian
A top insurgent in Afghanistan killed, coalition confirms -- CNN
Senior al Qaeda Leader Killed in Afghanistan -- Wall Street Journal
Al-Qaeda 'Afghan number two' Abdul Ghani killed - Nato -- BBC
Report: U.S. millions spent on Afghanistan police poorly tracked -- CNN
U.S. audit finds ‘lax’ record-keeping for Afghan police -- Washington Post
Kabul's Police Tab Fails a U.S. Audit -- Wall Street Journal
Report: U.S. And Allies Don't Know How Many Afghan Police Are On The Job -- NPR
Afghanistan Police Payroll System Could Pay Ghosts, Audit Says</
Official: 65 recaptured after Afghan jail break -- MSNBC
Afghanistan recaptures 65 inmates; hundreds at large after escape -- CNN
The Great Escape (Afghanistan style): 500 Taliban prisoners on loose after insurgents dig 1,000ft tunnel INTO 'high security' jail -- The Daily Mail
Taliban ‘Great Escape’: DIY Tunnel Leads to Massive Jailbreak -- The Danger Room
How did the Taliban pull off Afghanistan’s ‘great escape’? -- The National
Taliban Prison Break May Lead to Military and Political Setback -- New York Times
Taliban Jailbreak Rattles Afghan South -- Wall Street Journal
Second most wanted insurgent in Afghanistan 'killed by air strike' -- The Telegraph
NATO kills senior al Qaida leader in Afghanistan -- McClatchy News
Saudi al Qaeda leader killed in Kunar airstrike -- Long War Journal
Top al-Qaida fighter killed in Afghanistan, Nato reveals -- The Guardian
A top insurgent in Afghanistan killed, coalition confirms -- CNN
Senior al Qaeda Leader Killed in Afghanistan -- Wall Street Journal
Al-Qaeda 'Afghan number two' Abdul Ghani killed - Nato -- BBC
Report: U.S. millions spent on Afghanistan police poorly tracked -- CNN
U.S. audit finds ‘lax’ record-keeping for Afghan police -- Washington Post
Kabul's Police Tab Fails a U.S. Audit -- Wall Street Journal
Report: U.S. And Allies Don't Know How Many Afghan Police Are On The Job -- NPR
Afghanistan Police Payroll System Could Pay Ghosts, Audit Says</
Second most wanted insurgent in Afghanistan 'killed by air strike' -- The Telegraph
NATO kills senior al Qaida leader in Afghanistan -- McClatchy News
Saudi al Qaeda leader killed in Kunar airstrike -- Long War Journal
Top al-Qaida fighter killed in Afghanistan, Nato reveals -- The Guardian
A top insurgent in Afghanistan killed, coalition confirms -- CNN
Senior al Qaeda Leader Killed in Afghanistan -- Wall Street Journal
Al-Qaeda 'Afghan number two' Abdul Ghani killed - Nato -- BBC
Report: U.S. millions spent on Afghanistan police poorly tracked -- CNN
U.S. audit finds ‘lax’ record-keeping for Afghan police -- Washington Post
Kabul's Police Tab Fails a U.S. Audit -- Wall Street Journal
Report: U.S. And Allies Don't Know How Many Afghan Police Are On The Job -- NPR
Afghanistan Police Payroll System Could Pay Ghosts, Audit Says -- Bloomberg
Afghanistan War: Poll Shows More Americans Disapprove Of Obama's Management Of Conflict -- Huffington Post
Afghan war takes record toll on Obama's rating too -- L.A. Times
Obama meets security team on Afghanistan -- Xinhuanet
The Taliban Jailbreak and Afghanistan's Future -- New York Times
Afghan Prison Break: Will It Hurt U.S. Strategy? -- John Wendle/Arghandab, Time
NATO kills senior al Qaida leader in Afghanistan -- McClatchy News
Saudi al Qaeda leader killed in Kunar airstrike -- Long War Journal
Top al-Qaida fighter killed in Afghanistan, Nato reveals -- The Guardian
A top insurgent in Afghanistan killed, coalition confirms -- CNN
Senior al Qaeda Leader Killed in Afghanistan -- Wall Street Journal
Al-Qaeda 'Afghan number two' Abdul Ghani killed - Nato -- BBC
Report: U.S. millions spent on Afghanistan police poorly tracked -- CNN
U.S. audit finds ‘lax’ record-keeping for Afghan police -- Washington Post
Kabul's Police Tab Fails a U.S. Audit -- Wall Street Journal
Report: U.S. And Allies Don't Know How Many Afghan Police Are On The Job -- NPR
Afghanistan Police Payroll System Could Pay Ghosts, Audit Says -- Bloomberg
Afghanistan War: Poll Shows More Americans Disapprove Of Obama's Management Of Conflict -- Huffington Post
Afghan war takes record toll on Obama's rating too -- L.A. Times
Obama meets security team on Afghanistan -- Xinhuanet
The Taliban Jailbreak and Afghanistan's Future -- New York Times
Afghan Prison Break: Will It Hurt U.S. Strategy? -- John Wendle/Arghandab, Time