FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, April 25
Mon, 25 Apr 2011 14:21 GMT
April 25 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Afghanistan at 1400 GMT on Monday.
KANDAHAR - Hundreds of prisoners escaped from a jail in southern Kandahar province through a tunnel dug by Taliban insurgents, government officials said. [ID:nL3E7FP0DJ]
KABUL - A U.S. service member was killed by a homemade bomb in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, the U.S. military said in a statement. It gave no other details.
PAKTIKA - A suicide bomber driving a tractor was killed when his explosives detonated prematurely in the Barmal district of southeastern Paktika province on Sunday, the Interior Ministry said. (Compiled by Jonathon Burch; Editing by Paul Tait)
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