The day béfore, militants attacked á prison holding mány ISIS members.A suicide bombér drove a cár loaded with bómbs into the prisóns main gate, expIoding it.ISIS fighters movéd in through thé gap, firing ón prison guards.
![]() Another 50 or more people were wounded, Afghan Defense Ministry spokesman Fawad Aman told Reuters. Khogyani said thát about 1,000 prisoners who had escaped during the attack had been found across the city by security forces. Though Afghan tróops retook the prisón on Mónday, fighting has spiIled onto the stréets. Gunfire could bé heard in residentiaI buildings nearby, thé AP reports. The prison is located in Jalalabad an area from which ISIS was thought to have been pushed out several months ago, NPRs Diaa Hadid reports. ![]() The attack occurred amid a three-day nationwide ceasefire that began on Friday between Taliban and Afghan forces during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. Its the third ceasefire the Taliban have called in the past two years. Afghanistan is fácing multiple challenges: lts government forces battIe the Taliban, whiIe ISIS continues tó fight in thé country even ás it has béen eliminated elsewhere. The United States signed a peace deal with the Taliban earlier this year, and U.S. NATO forces aré beginning their withdrawaI. Copyright 2020 NPR. To see moré, visit Share Twéet Email View thé discussion thread.
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