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2019-12-29 Afghanistan
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10 ANA Troops Killed in Helmand Attack
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[ToloNews] On Friday at least 10 members of the Afghan Army died in an attack on their outpost by the Taliban
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in Sangin district, Helmand
...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan...
province, the 215 Maiwand Corps confirmed in a statement, saying also that four troops were maimed.
Around 16 army troops were stationed at the outpost, according to the statement.
Sources said the faceless myrmidons dug a tunnel to the outpost, detonated some explosives and then attacked the installation.
The Taliban has grabbed credit for the attack.
The Taliban staged a complex attack that killed at least 10 Afghan soldiers in the southern Helmand province, an Afghan official said Saturday.
A powerful explosion first hit an army checkpoint late Friday, followed by an hourslong gunbattle, said Omar Zwak, a spokesman for the provincial governor. The attack also wounded four soldiers, he said.
Taliban spokesman Qari Yusouf Ahmadi claimed the insurgents also seized weapons and ammunition. The insurgents have a strong presence in Helmand province, especially in Sangin district where the attack took place.
The Taliban have increased their attacks in recent days against Afghan army bases and checkpoints across different provinces.
A similar attack killed six Afghan soldiers on Thursday, when a suicide bomber detonated his car laden with explosives outside an army compound in the northern Balkh province. Militants then stormed the compound. The Taliban quickly claimed responsibility for the attack.
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