Attack on Afghanistan military base kills at least 43

KANDAHAR: At least 43 soldiers were killed in an attack targeting a military base in Afghanistan’s Kandahar Province, local media reported on Thursday.

Tolo News channel reported that the the attack took place when two suicide bombers in Humvees targeted a military base in the Maiwand district of Kandahar.

According to Reuters the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.

Defence ministry spokesman Dawlat Waziri told AFP the attackers detonated at least one explosive-packed Humvee vehicle and razed the compound in the early morning assault.

The Taliban claimed the ambush in a message to journalists which said all 60 security personnel on the base were killed.

On Tuesday two attacks in southeast Afghanistan killed 80 people and wounded nearly 300 in the bloodiest day in the war-torn country in almost five months.

With additional input from Reuters