Taliban Terrorists Overrun Afghan Army Base, Capture Dozens of Soldiers

Taliban Terrorists Overrun Afghan Army Base, Capture Dozens of Soldiers
File: An Afghan security guard walks during a Taliban attack in Ghazni city, Afghanistan August 12, 2018. Reuters/Stringer
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KABUL—Taliban terrorists overran large parts of an army base in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 10 soldiers, wounding 15 and capturing dozens more in fighting over the past two days, officials said on Aug. 14.

The insurgents had captured tanks and ammunition in Chenayeeha army base, in Ghormach district of Faryab province, in an offensive that began on Aug. 12, according to Mohammad Tahir Rahmani, head of the provincial council.