Posted on Apr 22, 2017
Taliban Gunmen Storm Afghan Army Base, 100 Casualties
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Gunmen wearing army uniforms stormed a military compound in the Balkh province, killing or wounding more than 100 army personnel, an Afghan official said Saturday.
Daulat Waziri, spokesman for the Afghanistan Ministry of Defense, said the attack a day earlier on a compound of the 209th Corps of the Afghan National Army left dozens of soldiers and other personnel dead or wounded.
Gunmen entered the compound with a military vehicle and began shooting at soldiers as they prayed in a mosque, he said.
Waziri said there were 10 attackers. Two carried out suicide attacks and eight other attackers were killed in the battle.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the attack in an email sent to media.
The 209th corps is located in the Dihdadi district of Balkh is one of seven corps of the country's Ministry of Defense, which is responsible for providing security for Afghanistan's northern and northeastern provinces.
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Daulat Waziri, spokesman for the Afghanistan Ministry of Defense, said the attack a day earlier on a compound of the 209th Corps of the Afghan National Army left dozens of soldiers and other personnel dead or wounded.
Gunmen entered the compound with a military vehicle and began shooting at soldiers as they prayed in a mosque, he said.
Waziri said there were 10 attackers. Two carried out suicide attacks and eight other attackers were killed in the battle.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the attack in an email sent to media.
The 209th corps is located in the Dihdadi district of Balkh is one of seven corps of the country's Ministry of Defense, which is responsible for providing security for Afghanistan's northern and northeastern provinces.
Copyright (2017) Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
@ SMSgt Minister Gerald A. Thomas Capt Christopher MuellerCOL Mikel J. BurroughsSgt Joe LaBrancheSSgt (Join to see)Capt Seid WaddellSrA Christopher Wright LTC Stephen F.PO2 Ed C. SFC(P) Hercules Lobo MSG Tom EarleyPVT James Strait Alan K. PO1 William "Chip" NagelSGT John " Mac " McConnell SFC William Farrell LTC (Join to see) SPC Britanny *Winnie* Balthaser SSgt Robert Marx SFC (Join to see)
Taliban Gunmen Storm Afghan Army Base, 100 Casualties
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Results of a job half done. Now where did the former president of victory tours go?
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Maj Kevin "Mac" McLaughlin
I can't begin to say how frustrated I was when the former President pulled the rug from underneath my fellow advisers after we presented our chain with a 3 year plan back in late 2013 / early 2014. Gen Dunford agreed with our assessment and took it to the President. My Adviser unit was pulled out early (late 2014) along with several others around the country. Huge mistake on the former President's part, as we were making significant progress.
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