Amnesty renews call for inquiry into prison massacre

Amnesty International has renewed its call for an inquiry into the massacre of Taliban prisoners during an uprising at a prison fort near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif last month.

Hundreds of Taliban fighters were slaughtered by the Northern Alliance with the help of British and US soldiers after allegedly over-powering their guards and storming an armoury inside the Qala-e-Janghi compound.