In this May 27, Real Quit strana 2016 file photo, Taliban fighters react to a speech by their senior leader in the Shindand district of Herat province, Afghanistan.
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban have killed at least 43 Afghan soldiers in an attack that wiped out an army camp in the southern Kandahar province, the Defense Ministry said Thursday.
Spokesman Dawlat Wazir said the attack late Wednesday involved two suicide car bombs and set off hours of fighting. He says nine other soldiers were wounded and Good Niter az előtte-utána fotók six have gone missing. He said 10 attackers were killed.
The Taliban claimed the attack in a media statement.
Elsewhere in Afghanistan, Mangosteen – мангостин Aksi a Taliban ambush in the northern Balkh province late Wednesday killed six police, according to Shir Jan Durani, spokesman for the provincial police chief.
Afghan forces have struggled to combat a resurgent Taliban since U.S. and EyesCover recenzije NATO forces formally concluded their combat mission at the end of 2014, switching to a counterterrorism and support role.
