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Monday, April 24, 2017

Afghan protection serve, armed force head of staff leave over army installation assault

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani accepted on Mon the resignation of the defense minister and military chief of workers when over a hundred and forty government troopers were killed during a religious movement attack on a military base last week, the president’s workplace same.

“Defense Minister Abdullah Habibi and military Chief of workers Qadam Shah Shahim stepped down with immediate impact,” the presidential palace declared during a post on its Twitter account.

Shah Hussain Murtazawi, acting spokesperson for Ghani, told Reuters the resignations were due to Friday’s attack within the northern town of city.

It was not like a shot clear UN agency would replace Defense Minister Abdullah Habibi and military Chief of workers Qadam Shah Shahim.

The attack — the most important ever by the religious movement on a military base in Asian nation — concerned multiple gunmen and suicide bombers in army uniforms UN agency penetrated the compound of the 209th Corps of the Afghan National Army in northern Balkh province on Friday, killing and wounding scores.

Ten gunmen wearing soldiers’ uniforms and armed with suicide vests entered the bottom in army trucks and opened fireplace at unarmed troops at shut direct the musjid and feeding hall.

At least a hundred and forty troopers were killed and plenty of wounded, a politician within the town same on Sat. different officerssame the toll was possible to be even higher.

Many Afghans slammed the govt. for its inability to counter the attack, the most recent during a series of brazen religious movement assaults, together with one on the country’s largest infirmary in Kabul in March that left dozens dead.

Twelve army officers, together with 2 generals, were despoiled for negligence over that attack.

Afghan security forces, beset by killings and desertions, are troubled to obstruct insurgents since US-led global organization troops over their mission in December 2014.

According to America watchdog SIGAR, casualties among Afghan security forces soared by thirty five % in 2016, with 6,800 troopers and police killed.

Nearly 9,000 U.S. troops stay in Asian nation, additionally to thousands of international coalition forces.

The administration of recent U.S. President Donald Trump is considering whether or not to form changes to the U.S. mission coaching and advising Afghan forces, and conducting raids against militant teams like Muslim State.

The German military that has crystal rectifier abundant of the advising effort in northern Asian nation, same within the wake of the attack it might still work with the Afghans.

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