At least 13 civilians were killed and 42 more injured after a car bomb explosion outside the main prison in eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Monday.
The car bombing happened shortly after 6:30pm on Sunday when gunmen entered the compound and opened intense fire, followed by heavy fighting, which enabled many prisoners to escape.
The governor’s spokesman, Attaullah Khogyani, said the gunmen entered the jail compound after the car bombing.
He added 13 civilians were killed and 43 others wounded in the group attack that enabled about 700 prisoners to escape.