At least 23 people, mostly soldiers, were killed and more than a dozen wounded in a series of attacks and suicide bombings in Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said, the latest assaults on the war-torn country’s beleaguered security forces. In the biggest attack, Taliban militants stormed an army base in the western province of Farah overnight, killing at least 18 soldiers. Unfortunately, we lost 18 soldiers, two soldiers were wounded. The Islamic State group, which is trying to make inroads in Afghanistan, claimed the responsibility for the Kabul attack. In December, a suicide attacker on foot blew himself up near the same compound, killing at least six civilians.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 24, 2018 07:18 UTC