8 Dead, 10 Captured After Taliban Attack Military Base in Afghanistan
KABUL (Dispatches) – At least eight soldiers were killed and ten others captured by the Taliban after an attack on a military base in the Bala Baluk district of Afghanistan's province of Farah, the Pajhwok news agency reported Sunday, citing local officials.
According to the Pajhwok news agency, the Taliban militants also seized all weapons and ammunition upon leaving the base.
Two attackers were wounded in the fight, the media added, citing a spokesman for Taliban.
Afghanistan has long been suffering from an unstable political, social and security situation due to the activity of various terrorist and radical groups. The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces, supported by a U.S.-led coalition, are conducting joint offensive operations to combat terrorism across the country.
In another development, at least nine militants have been killed and 15 others arrested as government forces targeted Taliban hideouts in Dehyak district of the eastern Ghazni province on Saturday, spokesman for provincial government Aref Nuri said Sunday.
The operation, according to the official, was launched in Sulimanzai village where a gathering of Taliban militants was underway, killing 14 militants on the spot.
After the attack, the security forces arrested 15 suspected militants and sent them to concerned authorities for investigation.
Meantime, Taliban unseen spokesman Zabihullah Majahid in contact with media has confirmed the operations but said all those killed in the raids were civilians, a claim rebuffed by Nuri, saying all the 14 persons killed during the operations were Taliban militants.
According to the Pajhwok news agency, the Taliban militants also seized all weapons and ammunition upon leaving the base.
Two attackers were wounded in the fight, the media added, citing a spokesman for Taliban.
Afghanistan has long been suffering from an unstable political, social and security situation due to the activity of various terrorist and radical groups. The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces, supported by a U.S.-led coalition, are conducting joint offensive operations to combat terrorism across the country.
In another development, at least nine militants have been killed and 15 others arrested as government forces targeted Taliban hideouts in Dehyak district of the eastern Ghazni province on Saturday, spokesman for provincial government Aref Nuri said Sunday.
The operation, according to the official, was launched in Sulimanzai village where a gathering of Taliban militants was underway, killing 14 militants on the spot.
After the attack, the security forces arrested 15 suspected militants and sent them to concerned authorities for investigation.
Meantime, Taliban unseen spokesman Zabihullah Majahid in contact with media has confirmed the operations but said all those killed in the raids were civilians, a claim rebuffed by Nuri, saying all the 14 persons killed during the operations were Taliban militants.