Not less than 70 Afghanistan soldiers were killed during a Taliban attack on a military base.
According to an army spokesperson, the insurgents targeted those leaving Friday prayers at the base’s mosque, as well as others in a canteen.
The Mazar-e-Sharif base is home to the Afghan national army’s 209th corps.
The corps is responsible for providing security to most of northern Afghanistan.
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The Taliban in a statement said they used suicide bombers to breach the defences.
10 Taliban militants were reportedly killed in the battle while one has been detained.
A military spokesperson was quoted to have said that the Taliban fighters wore army uniforms and drove through military checkpoints before launching the raid.
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US military spokesperson John Thomas described the attack as a “significant” strike while praising the Afghan commandos for bringing the “atrocity to an end”.
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