Canadian soldiers showed up about an hour after insurgents attacked and freed all prisoners in the facility.
I'm not a military strategist, but this looks like a significant shift in power. I hope our boys are ready for this.
Insurgent attack frees hundreds from Kandahar prison
Last Updated: Friday, June 13, 2008 | 4:31 PM ET
CBC News
Militants have attacked the main prison in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, killing an unspecified number of police officers and setting all prisoners free, Afghan officials said Friday
Around 10 p.m., Taliban insurgents drove a car filled with explosives up to Sarposa prison's main gate and detonated it, destroying the gate and killing all police officers in the vicinity, CBC's Paul Hunter reported from Kandahar.
Afghan officials also said Taliban insurgents fired several rockets at parts of the prison.
"All the prisoners escaped. There is no one left," said Wali Karzai, president of Kandahar's provincial council and the brother of President Hamid Karzai.
About 1,170 inmates were believed to have been in the prison and may now be roaming the streets of Kandahar City, said Hunter.
Witnesses reported seeing Canadian tanks roll into the city about an hour after the incident.
Canadian Forces are in command of Kandahar and most of the roughly 2,500 Canadian troops in Afghanistan are stationed there....
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I'm not a military strategist, but this looks like a significant shift in power. I hope our boys are ready for this.