Taliban destroy Afghan army base, kill 16
Sunday 11/November/2018 - 05:23 PM
Afghan officials say the Taliban have attacked a
small army base, killing 12 members of the security forces and leaving behind
explosives that killed four tribal elders who had come to help collect the
bodies, The Washington Post reported Sunday.
Safder Mohsini, head of provincial council in the
northern Baghlan province, says the insurgents abducted two soldiers and
wounded three others in the attack, which began late Saturday. He says the
militants burned down the base before planting bombs around it.
The Taliban claimed the attack and said they seized
ammunition from the base.
