2019 Camp Shorabak attack
On the morning of 1 March 2019, Taliban gunmen and suicide bombers attacked Camp Shorabak in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. They killed 23 Afghan soldiers and injured another 15.[1][2][3][4] Twenty insurgents were killed.[1]
References
- ^ a b At least 23 Afghan security forces killed in Taliban attack
- ^ Snow, Shawn (2019-03-03). "Taliban fighters try to storm base in Helmand province housing US Marines and Afghan forces". Marine Corps Times. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
- ^ Jones, Christopher. "Taliban Fighters Attacked an Afghan Army Base Manned by Some U.S. Military Personnel Today". Pacific Standard. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
- ^ Shah, Taimoor; Faizi, Fatima; Zucchino, David (2019-03-01). "Taliban Target Key Afghan Base on Eve of Peace Talks". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
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