Afghan soldiers fire a machine gun during a gun battle with Taliban forces in Afghanistan's northern Baghlan province, April 15, 2010.
VOA: Taliban Kill 40 Afghan Forces, Overrun Northern Army Base
ISLAMABAD — A pre-dawn Taliban raid on a military base in northern Afghanistan has killed at least 40 security forces, the latest in a series of insurgent attacks across the country inflicting heavy casualties on government forces.
A security official in the province of Baghlan, where the attack occurred, told VOA on condition of anonymity that 31 Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers and nine policemen were among the dead.
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