KANDAHAR: At least 15
Afghan soldiers were
killed when
Taliban fighters attacked their army
base in the southern province of Kandahar, the defence ministry said on Friday, in the second such assault on Western-backed forces this week. The
attack in Shah Wali Kot district late Thursday came just three days after 10
Afghan soldiers were
killed when
Taliban militants stormed a**ther
base in the same area. The assault, mounted by hundreds of insurgents, highlights a growing
Taliban offensive in Kandahar, where security has relatively improved in recent years under the leadership of police chief and regional strongman General Abdul Raziq.
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