41 Killed As Talibans Attack Army Camp In Afghanistan

Kabul: Afghan officials say the Talibans have carried out two suicide car bombings at an army camp in the southern Kandahar province, setting of several hours of fighting and killing at least 41 soldiers.

Khalid Pashtun, a member of parliament from the province, provided the toll from the attack.

An Afghan security official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to release the information, confirmed the toll.

The Taliban claimed the attack in a media statement. Afghan forces have struggled to combat a resurgent Taliban since the US and NATO forces formally concluded their combat mission at the end of 2014.

Elsewhere in Afghanistan, a Taliban ambush in the northern Balkh province late Wednesday killed six police, according to Shir Jan Durani, spokesman for the provincial police chief.

It may be recalled that twin suicide bombings and gunfire on a police training centre in Afghanistan's eastern province of Paktia on Tuesday killed at least 33 people including the provincial police chief and wounded over 200 others. The dead also included training centre members, police personnel and civilians. The number of attackers was six, all equipped with suicide vests and light arms, according to the security forces. The provincial police chief who died was identified as Toryalai Abdyani.