Just In: Over 70 Afghan soldiers killed in Taliban army base attack

The Afghan army has ended a Taliban attack on one
of its bases that killed at least 70 soldiers,
according to military officials.
Fighting lasted several hours in the northern Balkh
province.

An army spokesman said the insurgents targeted
those leaving Friday prayers at the base’s mosque,
as well as others in a canteen.
The Taliban claimed the attack in a statement, and
said they used suicide bombers to breach the
defences.

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At least 10 Taliban militants were killed in the
fighting at the military headquarters in the town of
Mazar-e-Sharif.
One assailant has been detained, according to AFP
news agency.

The Taliban fighters wore army uniforms and drove
through military checkpoints before launching the
raid, a military spokesman said.
US military spokesman John Thomas described the
attack as a “significant” strike, but he praised the
Afghan commandos for bringing the “atrocity to an
end”.

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The base at Mazar-e-Sharif is home to the Afghan
National Army’s 209th Corps, responsible for
providing security to most of northern Afghanistan,
including Kunduz province – which has seen heavy
recent fighting.

Several German and other foreign soldiers are
reported to be garrisoned there.
Last month about 50 people were reported to have
died when militants believed to be from the group
known as Islamic State targeted patients and staff
at a military hospital in Kabul with guns, grenades
and knives, reports the BBC.

Also in March the Taliban said they had captured
the crucial south Afghan district of Sangin after a
year-long battle.

Courtesy: News Agency