Taliban Attacks Afghan Army Base, 17 Soldiers Killed

In a sudden Taliban attack on an Afghan Army base, at least 17 Afghan soldiers were killed in the remote Ghormach district of Faryab province of the country. The incident took place following a three-day intense fighting.

The clash took place on Saturday first with hundreds of Taliban militants jumping onto the Camp-e-Chenayeeha base. The army bases in Afghanistan was holding about 106 Army soldiers in it.

Just at the same time, the southeastern province of Ghazni showed another clash. The chains of Taliban-Afghan army clashes taking place in the country since the last week have taken the lives of hundreds of people with uncountable others being injured. By the time the clashes reached its fifth day today, heavy clashes and airstrikes are reported as well.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs states the present condition of Ghazni by saying that residents were struggling to access basic services and medical care.

An official In Ghazni, Sebghatullah Selaab, said, "The besieged soldiers showed stiff resistance and fought back the attackers for the past three days but the base was captured by militants as the soldiers received no help or supplies despite repeated requests."

The major attack on the Afghan army base injured 15 soldiers while five others were captured by the militants. However, several soldiers escaped to the nearby villages or mountains to get rid of the militant attack. In addition to killing and capturing the Afghan armies, the militants seized 14 armoured military vehicles along with heavy guns, weapons and ammunition.

With the Taliban taking control of most of the neighbourhoods in Afghanistan, the latest take over is at least four more rural districts in the province and shockingly most of these takeovers are without much of a fight. Seeing the Taliban capturing the villages, the local government officials fled which worked as an opportunity for the militants to consolidate their authority in those districts.