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World|life|July 26, 2017 / 02:17 PM
Soldiers killed as Taliban storms Kandahar base
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AKIPRESS.COM - At least 26 Afghan soldiers have been killed and 13 wounded in a Taliban attack on a military base in Kandahar province, according to the defence ministry, in the latest blow to struggling security forces.

The attack happened late on Tuesday in Karzali area of Khakrez district.

At least 21 other people went missing and seven were kidnapped, General Dawlat Waziri, defence ministry spokesman, told Al Jazeera.

"Afghan soldiers resisted the attack and the fight is now over, they [Taliban fighters] were unable to take over the base," he said, adding that more than 80 fighters were also killed in the counter-attack.

 However, the Taliban claimed to have killed at least 70 soldiers and to have seized a number of army vehicles, equipment, machinery and weapons.

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