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Taliban base attack kills at least 70 soldiers
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Taliban base attack kills at least 70 soldiers

| | 22 Apr 2017, 10:31 am
Kabul, Apr 22 (IBNS): An attack at an army base in Afghanistan's Balkh province accounted for at least 70 soldiers as militants targeted those leaving Friday prayers at the base's mosque, media reports said.

The attack which started in the afternoon in the town of Mazar-e-Sharif, continued for several hours before the army managed to kill at least 10 militants.

The Taliban has claimed responsibility behind the attack, stating that they had used suicide bombers to carry out the task.

A military spokesperson was quoted as saying in the media that the militants entered the base wearing army uniform.

They initiated the carnage after driving through the military checkpoints.

The Mazar-e-Sharif base is home to 209th Shaheen Corps of the Afghan army, responsible for guarding the northern part of the country.


 

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