5 Soldiers Killed After Taliban Fighters Tunnel Into Base
January 02 2019
At least five Afghan soldiers have been killed and six wounded in a Taliban attack in the southern Kandahar province, reports the Pajhwok Afghan News.
On Wednesday, militants stormed a base in the Maiwand district, said a spokesman for the 205th Atal Corps.
The attackers dug a tunnel into the base and set off explosives as they began their assault.
An investigation into the attack has been launched, reported the Tolo News (Afghanistan).
The Taliban claimed it killed 30 soldiers in...
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