At least 47 killed in separate Taliban attacks in two days in Afghanistan

In Afghanistan, at least 47 people were killed in separate Taliban attacks in two days. A provincial official said, twenty-six security personnel were killed yesterday in an attack by Taliban on an army base in northern part of the country.

He said Taliban stormed the base, located on the outskirts of the provincial capital, Kunduz city. He said, 12 troops were wounded in the Taliban onslaught, which lasted for over



two hours until reinforcements arrived and repelled the attackers. Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.