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Military base attack: Taliban kill ‘more than 50’ Afghan troops in a deadly attack

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Source: rt.com

A deadly attack was launched on an army base in northern Afghanistan by Taliban gunmen wearing Afghan military uniforms. The attack killed over 50 soldiers, officials said. The Afghan commandos were positioned during the attack that lasted several hours. It targeted soldiers as they visit mosque and ate a meal.

The attack happened as two of the ten attackers blew themselves.  While seven were killed one was detained. “More than 50 Afghan soldiers have been killed” in a Taliban attack on their base near the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, a US military spokesman told AFP.

In a separate statement US General John Nicholson, commander of NATO’s Resolute Support operation, said that the outbreak targeted “soldiers at prayer in a mosque and others in a dining facility” of the 209th Corps of the Afghan army.

However, the general did not give a toll.

The US has about 8,400 troops in the nation with about another 5,000 from NATO allies helping a much greater Afghan force in the combat against the Taliban and other Islamist militants.

Afghan defence ministry spokesman General Dawlat Waziri also confirmed that gunmen wearing Afghan army uniforms had launched the assault on the army complex on the outskirts of Mazar-i-Sharif. “In total, there were 10 attackers involved in the attack on the Afghan army corps. Seven of them were killed, two blew themselves up, and one was detained by Afghan forces,” Waziri told AFP.

The attack took place at around 2 pm (0930 GMT) and was concluded by early evening, he said.

Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.

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