Taliban Rout Afghan Forces In Kandahar Assault That Killed 40 Soldiers

BBC: Taliban rout Afghan troops near Kandahar

Taliban fighters have killed at least 26 Afghan soldiers in an attack on their base near the key southern city of Kandahar, the army says.

A defence ministry spokesman said heavy fighting was continuing in the area and reinforcements had been summoned.

Thirteen soldiers were wounded in the overnight battle, the ministry said.

The Taliban say they are in control of the base in Khakrez district. It is the latest in a series of army defeats by the militants in recent months.

Afghan intelligence sources had earlier told the BBC more than 40 soldiers were killed.

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More News On Today's Taliban Attack On An Afghan Army Base Near

Kandahar
Nearly 40 Afghan soldiers lost lives, 30 wounded in Kandahar attack -- Khaama Press
Dozens of Afghan soldiers killed in Taliban assault -- CBS
Taliban kill 26 Afghan soldiers as fighting intensifies -- Reuters
26 Afghan soldiers killed in Taliban attack on Kandahar base -- AFP
Soldiers killed as Taliban storms Kandahar base -- Al Jazeera
Dozens Killed In Taliban Attack On Afghan Military Base -- RFE
More than 100 killed in fierce battle between Taliban and Afghan soldiers at Kandahar base -- Daily Pakistan
Taliban claim they killed three US Marines in night time assault on Afghan National Security base -- The Independent