TEHRAN, Apr 04 - Under the cover of darkness, the Taliban launched a brazen attack early Thursday on an Afghan government compound in western Badghis province, killing at least 20 soldiers and policemen, officials said.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - It was the latest attack by the Taliban who target Afghan forces on a daily basis even as they hold talks with a U.S. peace envoy. Fighting continued into the day and early afternoon in Badghis, and officials expressed fears the casualty tolls would be much higher.
According to Mohammad Nasir Nazari, a provincial councilmember, the "massive attack" in Badghis took place before dawn, targeting the local government's headquarters in the district of Bala.
The Taliban first stormed all the security posts around the compound. The attack put the lives of some 600 members of the security forces deployed there at risk, he added.
Jamshid Shahabhi, spokesman for the Badgis governor, said intense fighting was still underway on Thursday afternoon.
Taliban spokesman Qari Yousf Ahmadi claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement to the media.
Source: AP
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