Showing posts with label Pul-e-Charkhi prison. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pul-e-Charkhi prison. Show all posts

Monday, September 17, 2012

Terrorist attack on Kabul Pul-e-Charkhi prison foiled

Afghan intelligence forces arrested a Pakistani national in connection to terrorist attack on Kabul Central Pul-e-Charkhi prison.

Afghan Interior Ministry following a statement said the suspected militant was plotting attack on Pul-e-Charkhi prison and was arrested by interior ministry intelligence officers.

The source further added the detained individual was recognized as Tarifullah, resident of Peshawar and has confessed to his crime.

The arrested Pakistani militant said he was hired by mawlawi Rohullah in Taliban group a year ago  in Mardan Pakistan and was trained military and terrorist activities there.

He was a member of the Jamiat-e-Islam during the past 7 years and confirmed his role in key roadside bombings and attacks on coalition security forces in eastern Nangarhar province.

Afghan security forces arrested the suspected militant while he was looking to find out key areas in Kabul Pul-e-Charkhi prison in order to carry out and free Taliban militants.

from KHAAMA
By Sajad - Mon Sep 17, 3:00 pm

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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Taliban Group: Main Taliban prisoners break jail in Kabul

Taliban militants group claimed that a number of a senior Taliban officials imprisoned in Kabul’s Pul-e-Charkhi jail, escaped from the prison.

A spokesman for the Taliban militants group Zabiullah Mujahid following a statement claimed at least 15 senior Taliban leaders managed to break the jail and have escaped to a safe place.

Mr. Mujahid further added the Taliban group members were kept in the 6th Block of the Pul-e-Charkhi prison and they escaped from the jail after breaking the doors.

He said majority of the Taliban detainees who escaped from the jail were sentenced to death and life sentence to jail.

Afghan government officials yet to comment regarding the statement of the Taliban group.

This comes as a number of individuals in the past escaped from Pul-e-Charkhi jail.

In the meantime an Afghan security official speaking on the condition of anonymity said Taliban detainees struggled to flee the central jail in Pul-e-Charkhi located in eastern Kabul however he denied reports regarding the 15 Taliban militants have succeeded to break the jail.

from KHAAMA
By Sadaf Shinwari - Wed Aug 22, 11:48 am

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