An aerial view of the Kandahar Airport in Kandahar, Afghanistan © U.S. Department of Defense / Wikipedia
NYT: At Least 9 Killed as Taliban Suicide Bombers Attack Kandahar Base
KABUL, Afghanistan — Taliban insurgents on Tuesday attacked Kandahar Airfield, a major base for American military and intelligence forces as well as the Afghan Army, leaving at least nine dead, according to Afghan officials.
Several suicide bombers penetrated the base’s security around 6:20 p.m., barricading themselves into an old school building that now contains shops and battling with Afghan soldiers, said Samim Khapalwak, a spokesman for the governor of Kandahar Province.
After hours of intense fighting, the battle appeared to be over around 11 p.m., according to a senior Afghan Army officer at the base, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he had not been authorized to brief the news media. At least nine people were killed and about 15 wounded, most of them apparently civilian shop owners who had been trapped by the battle, the officer said. Some of the bodies were badly burned.
More News On Taliban Suicide Bombers Attacking Kandahar Airport
Taliban storm airport complex in Afghan southern city -- DW
Taliban storm airport complex in southern Afghan city -- AFP
Taliban storm Kandahar airport complex: Armed attackers wearing suicide vests locked in furious firefight with security forces -- Daily Mail
Taliban attacks airport in southern Afghan city Kandahar -- Reuters
Afghan Taliban fighters 'attack Kandahar airport' -- BBC
Taliban gunmen attack Kandahar airport -- Washington Times
Taliban storm airport complex, military base in Kandahar -- Al Jazeera
Taliban militants storm Kandahar airport, clash with Afghan security forces -- RT
Afghan Taliban Launches Attack on Kandahar Airport -- VICE News/Reuters
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