Afghan commandos have freed 62 members of Afghanistan’s defense and security forces from a Taliban jail in northwest Badghis province, the country’s defense ministry said on Wednesday.
The commandos conducted the raid against the prison in Bokak area of Bala Murghab district, Fawad Aman, MoD said in a statement.
Those freed included 55 army soldiers, four commandos, two border police and one police, the statement said.
Five Taliban militants were detained during the raid while several others were killed or wounded, according to the statement.
