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Afghanistan
Attack On Helmand Base Ends Saturday; Leaves 50 Dead
2019-03-03
Datelined Saturday at 3:30 p.m. local time, this follows yesterday’s report on the festivities.
[ToloNews] Sources from Helmand
...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan...
 said the Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
's group attack on 215 Maiwand Corps in the southern province ended on Saturday at around 4pm Kabul time.

According to the sources, the attack has left at least 50 dead and more than 40 maimed.

The attack on the military base which is located at Camp Shorab in Helmand started at around 2am on Friday.

Some attackers had hidden at one corner of the military base inside armored vehicles which delayed the clearance operation, sources said.
That explains the earlier confusion.
The Ministry of Defense on Friday evening announced that the attack ended after 16 hours. The ministry said 23 security force members were killed and 16 others were maimed in the festivities. At least 20 murderous Moslems, including eight jacket wallahs, were killed in the attack, the ministry said in a statement.

Taliban grabbed credit for the attack.
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