More Details Emerge On The Taliban Attack That Killed Almost 200 Afghan Soldiers

CNN: Taliban 'started firing at anyone who came in front of them,' soldier says

(CNN)The crowd of soldiers barely had time to finish their prayers before the Taliban came to kill them.

Atiqullah was one of soldiers praying at the northern Afghan army base. As he left, he saw the carnage unfold.

"I saw a ranger model military vehicle with three or four attackers. Two of them had suicide vests -- they blew themselves up," said Atiqullah, a member of the 209th Shaheen Corps.

Another similar vehicle "went to mosque side -- they had M16 weapon(s) and started firing at anyone who came in front of them."

By the end of the bloodshed Friday, "I saw more than 80 to 100 people killed in front of me," the 25-year-old soldier said.

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News On Friday's Taliban Attack That Killed Almost 200 Afghan Soldiers
Taliban ‘infiltrated’ Afghan Army to carry out deadly attack in north -- Long War Journal
Taliban fighters infiltrate Afghan army base -- The Australian
Hundreds killed in Taliban raid on Afghan military base -- Th Australian/The Times
Taliban’s surprise attack forced 30 coalition troops to ‘shelter in place’ -- FOX News
Afghans mourn casualties of deadliest Taliban attack on army base -- France 24
Corpses being sent home for burial after Taliban attack -- Washington Post/AP
Afghanistan reels from Taliban's deadliest attack on army since 2001 -- The Guardian
Deadly Taliban raid shakes Afghan government -- Financial Times
Taliban attack prompts resignation calls in Afghanistan -- Al Jazeera

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