China News Service, August 3, according to foreign media reports, on the evening of the 2nd local time, a prison in eastern Afghanistan was attacked, killing more than 20 people and wounding dozens more. Reuters said the extremist organization "Islamic State" (IS) claimed responsibility for the incident.
According to Reuters, an explosion occurred at the entrance of a prison in Jalalabad, Afghanistan on the evening of the 2nd. According to Sohrab Qaderi, member of the Nangarhar Provincial Council, about 30 militants participated in the attack on the prison. About 2,000 prisoners are held in the prison. Kadri said: "The entire Jalalabad city is under curfew and shops are closed."
Attaullah Khogyani, a spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar Province, said on the 3rd that at least 21 civilians and members of the security forces were killed in the fighting, and another 43 were injured. During the attack, some prisoners escaped from the prison. 700 escaped prisoners were later captured and sent back to the prison. Hogjani revealed that so far, three attackers have been killed, but the fighting continued on the 3rd, and the number of casualties may increase further.
In addition, the Associated Press confirmed that among the dead were civilians, prison guards and Afghan security forces. The reason for the attack is currently unclear.