In the 2017 Camp Shaheen attack

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21. Apr. 2017

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36.72° N, 67.12° E

Platziert: coordinates of the event it links, 2017 Camp Shaheen attack.

In the 2017 Camp Shaheen attack, Taliban insurgents attacked Afghan soldiers near a mosque at a military base in Mazar-e-Sharif, Balkh province, killing at least 140 Afghan soldiers. A military spokesman said that the insurgents drove through military checkpoints wearing army uniforms to launch the attack. Military headquarters said six insurgents carried out the attack but other officials put the number at 10.

Taliban attack on a northern Afghan military base

On 21 April 2017, at least ten Taliban fighters attacked Camp Shaheen, headquarters of the 209th Corps of the Afghan National Army (ANA), near Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province. The death toll was unclear—official Afghan government statements said about 140 people were killed and 160 injured, while media reports said as many as 256 were dead.

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