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 this week. The attack in Shah Wali Kot district late yesterday came just three days after 10 Afghan soldiers were killed when Taliban militants stormed another base in the same area.
“The Taliban launched a coordinated assault on an army base on Thursday in Shah Wali Kot district of Kandahar province,” Ministry spokesman Dawlat Waziri said.