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Insider attack kills twelve Afghan soldiers in their sleep

Afghan National Army soldiers stand next to an outpost where 12 soldiers were killed by their comrades in Kunduz

By: Eastern Eye Staff

AS many as 12 Afghan soldiers were killed in their sleep by comrades in an outpost near the northern city of Kunduz, an official said on September 27, in the latest so-called “insider attack”. Two soldiers with suspected links to the Taliban fled and joined the insurgents after carrying out the attack overnight, said Sher Aziz Kamawal, a senior police commander in Kunduz. The outpost was among many forming a protective ring around Kunduz, which was briefly captured by the Taliban a year ago, the first time the movement had seized a provincial capital since losing power in 2001. Insider…

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