Taliban attacks international military base in Ghazni, at least 7 killed
- 11 years ago
Originally published on August 29, 2013
At least seven people were killed in an attack claimed by the Taliban on an international military base operated primarily by Polish and Afghan forces in eastern province of Ghazni in Afghanistan on August 28.
Reuters reports, "the attackers detonated an explosive-laden truck at the rear of the base and a car bomb at the main gate, before a six hour gunbattle inside involving up to 10 of the 15 assailants.
The report continues:
Four policemen and three civilians were killed, and 10 Polish soldiers and 52 Afghan security force members and civilians had been wounded by the time the fighting ended around 10 p.m., Ahmadullah Ahmadi said.
Violence has intensified across Afghanistan this week as Taliban insurgents seek to increase pressure on NATO contingents preparing to withdraw by the end of 2014.
Another 20 people died in a spate of bombings elsewhere in the country over the past 24 hours.
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At least seven people were killed in an attack claimed by the Taliban on an international military base operated primarily by Polish and Afghan forces in eastern province of Ghazni in Afghanistan on August 28.
Reuters reports, "the attackers detonated an explosive-laden truck at the rear of the base and a car bomb at the main gate, before a six hour gunbattle inside involving up to 10 of the 15 assailants.
The report continues:
Four policemen and three civilians were killed, and 10 Polish soldiers and 52 Afghan security force members and civilians had been wounded by the time the fighting ended around 10 p.m., Ahmadullah Ahmadi said.
Violence has intensified across Afghanistan this week as Taliban insurgents seek to increase pressure on NATO contingents preparing to withdraw by the end of 2014.
Another 20 people died in a spate of bombings elsewhere in the country over the past 24 hours.
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