{"id":129457,"date":"2015-06-29T07:21:49","date_gmt":"2015-06-29T07:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=129457"},"modified":"2015-06-29T07:21:49","modified_gmt":"2015-06-29T07:21:49","slug":"taliban-ambush-kills-11-soldiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/06\/taliban-ambush-kills-11-soldiers\/","title":{"rendered":"Taliban ambush kills 11 soldiers"},"content":{"rendered":"
Taliban militants in Afghanistan have killed at least 11 Afghan soldiers in an ambush in western Herat province, police have told the BBC.<\/p>\n
The convoy of pick-up trucks was attacked on Sunday evening in Karukh district of Herat, officials say.<\/p>\n
Weapons were stolen by the Taliban from the scene of the attack, the Tolo news agency reported. It said that at least six soldiers had been injured.<\/p>\n
The ambush follows fighting last week in the northern province of Kunduz.<\/p>\n
The Taliban have increased attacks on the security forces since launching their annual spring offensive in late April, correspondents say.<\/p>\n
It is feared that the violence this year could be worse than previous years, especially because the security forces are stretched on several fronts and facing record casualties.<\/p>\n
Nato’s combat mission in Afghanistan formally ended in December after 13 years, although a small contingent of foreign forces has remained in the country to provide training and support to local security forces.<\/p>\n
The Herat provincial governor’s spokesman told the BBC that an officer was among the 11 soldiers killed in the latest fighting.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Taliban militants in Afghanistan have killed at least 11 Afghan soldiers in an ambush in western Herat province, police have told the BBC. The convoy of pick-up trucks was attacked on Sunday evening in Karukh district of Herat, officials say. Weapons were stolen by the Taliban from the scene of the attack, the Tolo news […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":129469,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[14],"yoast_head":"\n