ISIS Raid On Army Post Near Afghanistan's Main Military Academy Kills 16 Soldiers

BBC: Afghanistan conflict: Deadly attack on Kabul military post

Militants have killed at least 11 soldiers in an attack on an army post in Kabul, the fourth major assault in a surge of violence in just over a week.

Sixteen other soldiers were injured in the raid near the main military academy in the west of the Afghan capital.

Four militants were killed, a defence ministry spokesman told the BBC. A fifth was arrested. Islamic State (IS) militants claimed the assault.

Taliban and IS attacks have soared this month, leaving scores dead.

On Saturday an ambulance packed with explosives killed more than 100 people in the Chicken Street shopping area. The Taliban claimed the attack, the deadliest in months.

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Eleven Afghan soldiers killed in latest attack in Kabul -- Reuters
11 Afghan troops die in IS attack on Kabul military academy -- AP
Gunmen attack Kabul military academy, multiple casualties -- AFP
Kabul military base attack shows ISIS and Taliban are in a brutal race -- CNN
Afghanistan military school assault leaves nearly a dozen soldiers dead, officials say -- FOX News
11 Afghan troops die in attack targeting Kabul military academy -- NBC
11 Dead In Attack On Army Garrison In Kabul Claimed By ISIS -- NPR
Kabul terror attack: At least 11 soldiers killed and 16 injured in assault on military base claimed by Isis -- The Independent
Kabul on edge as IS gunmen launch fresh attack on military compound -- AFP