Over 100 dead, wounded in Taliban attack on Afghan army base

DN Bureau

More than 100 Afghan soldiers were killed and wounded in a coordinated Taliban attack on an army base in northern Afghanistan

Afghan soldiers stand guard at the gate of a military compound after an attack by gunmen in Mazar-e- Sharif province
Afghan soldiers stand guard at the gate of a military compound after an attack by gunmen in Mazar-e- Sharif province


Kabul: More than 100 Afghan soldiers were killed and wounded in a coordinated Taliban attack on an army base in northern Afghanistan, the country's defence ministry said on Saturday.

"The majority of our soldiers were offering Friday prayers" at the time of the assault, the ministry said in a statement, adding that "over 100 Afghan army forces were martyred and wounded". (PTI)










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