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This image made from AP video shows an injured Afghan National Army soldier taken off from a military vehicle outside the local hospital in Farah, western Afghanistan, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Suicide bombers disguised as Afghan soldiers stormed a courthouse Wednesday in a failed bid to free more than a dozen Taliban prisoners in western Afghanistan, officials said. Scores of people, including the attackers were reported killed in the fighting. The assault in Farah province was the latest example of the Taliban’s ability to strike official institutions despite tight security measures. (AP Photo via AP video)