Taliban shows force killing 150 Afghan soldiers in one attack

Saturday, 22 April, 2017 - 14:50

The number of dead soldiers of the armed forces of Afghanistan during the Taliban attack on the military base in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif in the north of the country on the evening of April 21 reached 150 people. According to government sources, the number of deaths will grow as the search and rescue services continue to work on the site of the explosions.

According to officials, four Taliban fighters, dressed in the Afghan army uniform, walked past the checkpoints, entered the base and opened fire on soldiers who dined and left the mosque after Friday's prayer. Another six terrorists passed the checkpoint on military vehicles - he told the duty officers that they were wounded in the vehicles, who needed urgent help. When attacking servicemen, the attackers used hand grenades and rifles.