KABUL: They looked like Afghan Army soldiers returning from the front lines, carrying the bodies of wounded comrades as part of the ruse.Dressed in military uniforms, a squad of 10 Taliban militants drove in two army Ford Ranger trucks past seven checkpoints. Some assailants blew themselves up among the soldiers fleeing for their lives, according to survivors, witnesses and officials. "Today, there was even a shortage of coffins," said Ibrahim Khairandish, a member of the provincial council in Balkh Province, where the attack took place. Mr. Khan said he had waited for hours near the base before army officials released his brother's body. "The army corps was not allowing anyone in, not even 100 meters close to the base," Mr. Khan said.

Source: Times of India April 23, 2017 10:41 UTC