Militants launched two separate attacks on Afghan security installations killing dozens of soldiers Thursday, the latest in a series of devastating assaults this week that left more than 120 people dead and underscored spiralling insecurity. The Taliban claimed the ambush in a message to journalists that said all 60 security personnel on the base were killed. An Afghan security source told AFP that the dead and wounded had been taken to Kandahar’s military hospital. Security forces under siegeUS President Donald Trump vowed earlier this year to stay the course in Afghanistan, America’s longest war. Afghan forces now control 59.7 percent of the country, up from 57.2 percent the previous quarter, according to SIGAR’s assessment earlier this year.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 19, 2017 07:46 UTC