Hundreds of prisoners missing after Afghanistan prison attack

Afghan security forces said they have retaken control of a prison today after an hours-long battle and a day after the facility was targeted by ISIS in an attack that killed 29 people and left dozens wounded. [Forward to a friend]( | [Subscribe]( | [View in your browser]( [Top of The World]( --------------------------------------------------------------- In the news today Afghan security forces retake prison after attack [An Afghan security person stands guard near a prison after an attack in the city of Jalalabad, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 3, 2020.]( Credit: Rahmat Gul/AP Afghan security forces said they [have retaken control of a prison]( today after an hours-long battle a day after the facility was [targeted by ISIS in an attack]( that killed 29 people and left dozens wounded. The hostilities at the prison, located in Jalalabad, about 70 miles east of Kabul, led to more than 1,000 prisoners trying to escape, with 300 still at large. 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