Taliban raid on Afghan military base kills 17: Officials
At least 17 Afghan soldiers were killed when Taliban fighters stormed a military base in western Afghanistan, hours before the group announced a ceasefire. The Taliban claimed the last night attack, which Herat provincial governor spokesman Jilani Farhad told AFP, killed 17 members of the Afghan security forces and wounded another. There were also a number of Taliban casualties in the Zawol district ambush.
Zawol district governor Mohammad Saeed Sarwari confirmed the attack
In a WhatsApp message, the Taliban put the death toll at 18 Afghan soldiers. The attack came hours before the Taliban announced an unprecedented ceasefire with Afghan forces for the first three days of Eid, the holiday that caps Ramadan. That unexpected move came two days after the Afghan Government's own surprise announcement of an apparently unilateral week-long halt to operations against the Taliban.
