At least 12 Afghan troops have been killed and more than 30 injured as military compound in the southern province of Maidan Wardak came under Taliban attack on Sunday.
12 troops killed, 30 injured in Taliban attack on Afghan military base
21 Jan 2019 - 14:52
At least 12 Afghan troops have been killed and more than 30 injured as military compound in the southern province of Maidan Wardak came under Taliban attack on Sunday.
Afghan provincial officials said the militants detonated an explosive-laden car at the base in the southern province of Maidan Wardak on Monday.
Two gunmen, who tried to enter the compound after the bombing, were shot dead, said Mohebullah Sharifzai, spokesman for the provincial governor.
“A (second) car, packed with explosives, was also discovered and defused,” he said.
A number of the wounded are in critical condition and were transferred to the capital, Kabul, according to Salem Asgherkhail, head of the area’s public health department.
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