The Taliban captured an Afghan military base as the U.S. NATO began withdrawing its forces from Afghanistan.
Taliban anti-government forces launched an attack Saturday (May 1) on an Afghan military base in Ghazni province in southeastern Afghanistan, overrunning it, arresting dozens of government soldiers and killing several others.
U.S. and NATO forces officially began withdrawing from Afghanistan on the same day.
Two members of the provincial council told the Voice of America that Afghan government forces were stationed here by the dozens before the attack.
Local reports say the fighting lasted several hours and at least 17 servicemen were killed.
Afghan Army Chief of Staff Yasin Zia, acting defense minister, confirmed to reporters in the capital, Kabul, that a security facility had fallen to anti-government forces, but gave no further details.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said Taliban fighters captured 25 government soldiers, killed some others and seized heavy and light weapons.
On the other hand, a truck bomb attack in the provincial capital of Logar in eastern Afghanistan killed at least 30 people and wounded more than 100 on Friday night, Afghan officials said Saturday. Almost all of the victims were Afghan civilians.
The Taliban did not comment on the attack, but the Afghan government said it was the Taliban who planned the attack.
Recent Comments