{{Prison officials in Afghanistan’s southern city of Kandahar have been tricked into releasing a dozen Taliban fighters.}}<\/p>\n
The chief of security for Kandahar, Rahmatullah Atrafi, said a letter was sent to the prison on Tuesday requesting the release of 28 prisoners.<\/p>\n
Sixteen were due for release but the other 12 were not.<\/p>\n
The deception was only discovered after the inmates had been freed. Officials say two have since been recaptured.<\/p>\n
The search for the others continues.<\/p>\n
So far no group has said it was behind the deception although correspondents say the Taliban have carried out several jail breaks in recent years.<\/p>\n
Mr Atrafi said an investigation was being set up.<\/p>\n
“In this letter they added 12 prisoners, and that was fake,” he said.<\/p>\n
“A committee has been set up to look into the matter. In this delegation we have prison officials, prosecutors and security officials.<\/p>\n
“They are going to look into this and find out who was behind it. Whoever it is, they will be tried and punished.”<\/p>\n
The release of Taliban prisoners is a contentious issue in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n
In January, President Hamid Karzai’s office said scores of prisoners previously held by US forces at Bagram jail would be released.<\/p>\n
Washington expressed concern over the planned releases, saying it regarded them as “dangerous criminals”.<\/p>\n
Hundreds of prisoners at Bagram have been freed since the Afghan government took over the running of the prison in March 2013.<\/p>\n
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