KABUL-run prison and 17 militants guarding the facility were killed during an operation in southern Helmand province, the Ministry of Defence said on Monday.
A MoD statement said the Afghan National Army (ANA) Special Forces raided the jail in Greshk district on Sunday night, freeing 16 civilian captives and killing 17 militants including six suicide bombers.
The prison located in Khounzi locality was related to Mullah Abdul Bari Zakir, the MoD statement said, adding identities of the . . .
