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Over 100 dead, wounded in Taliban attack on Afghan army base

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AFP Kabul
More than 100 Afghan soldiers were killed and wounded in a coordinated Taliban attack on an army base in northern Afghanistan, the country's defence ministry said today.

"The majority of our soldiers were offering Friday prayers" at the time of the assault, the ministry said in a statement, adding that "over 100 Afghan army forces were martyred and wounded".

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First Published: Apr 22 2017 | 1:48 PM IST

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