A four-day riot that left six inmates dead and exposed security failings at Afghanistan's main prison ended today after 1,300 prisoners who had run amok in their cell block surrendered to authorities.

Seventeen inmates wounded during a rebellion at Kabul’s main jail in Afghanistan were taken to hospital along with the bodies of four who were killed, after the prisoners agreed to halt two days of rioting.

Security forces with tanks and heavy guns surrounded Kabul’s main prison today, as Afghan authorities sought to resume negotiations with rioting prisoners, but warned they could use force.