KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- More than 40 Taliban militants escaped from a southern Afghanistan prison by digging a 30-foot-long tunnel, apparently with help from officials, regional leaders said Saturday.
The 41 escaped convicts -- including several Taliban commanders and the brother of former Taliban Defense Minister Mullah Ubaidullah -- disappeared late Friday from a high-security prison in Kandahar, said Yousaf Pashtoon, the governor of Kandahar province.
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