| Conflict: | 2015 Ghazni prison escape |
| Partof: | the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) |
| Date: | September 14, 2015 |
| Place: | Ghazni, Afghanistan |
| Result: | Taliban victory
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| Combatant1: | Afghan National Police |
| Combatant2: |  Taliban militants |
| Casualties1: | 4 policemen killed[1] |
| Casualties2: | 7 militants killed[2] |
Taliban militants, wearing Afghan army uniform, stormed a prison outside the city of Ghazni in Afghanistan on 14 September 2015, freeing more than 355 inmates (out of 436 housed at the prison). At least 148 of the escapees were considered to be a serious threat to national security.[3] According to the Afghan Ministry of Interior, of the inmates who escaped, 148 had been jailed for attacks on security forces, while 207 had been convicted for other crimes. Only three prisoners had been recaptured.[4]
Gunmen and three suicide bombers attacked the prison early in the morning of 14 September 2015. A Taliban spokesperson said that the group had carried out the attack and that gunmen and three suicide bombers were involved.[2]
At least four police guards were killed and seven others were wounded, and three Taliban fighters were also killed in the early morning battle. The interior ministry stated that 355 of the prison's 436 inmates escaped. Most were charged with crimes against national security and other criminal offences.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid assumed the responsibility for the attacks.[5]