The Afghan Ministry of Defense says the national army troops 'were martyred by Taliban terrorists in Qarabagh district of Ghazni province'l.’
GHAZNI, Afghanistan – The Taliban have killed 9 Afghan soldiers in an insider attack in central Afghanistan, the military said Saturday, December 14, underscoring the dangers Afghan forces face from within their own ranks.
Defense ministry spokesman Fawad Aman later told Agence France Presse the troops had been killed by Taliban infiltrators. Aman denied a report from a member of Ghazni's provincial council that 23 Afghan security forces had been killed. Friday's attack underscores the ongoing dangers Afghan and allied forces face from Taliban fighters pretending to be loyal to the government.
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