HELMAND (SW): A suicide attack left 14 soldiers injured at around 3 pm today (Wednesday) in Helmand.
The suicide bomber detonated the car full of explosives near the 505 Boost Police Zone in Lashkargah city while the military convoys were leaving the base. Mohammad Dawood, head of the army’s sixth battalion, said that two armored vehicles have also been destroyed due to this incident.
However, a source within the security forces, who requested anonymity, told Salam Watandar that 2 soldiers got killed and 12 others got injured.
Omar Zawak, spokesperson for the Governor of Helmand, confirmed that one civilian and 14 soldiers were wounded in this suicide attack.
Taliban took responsibility for the attack. Qari Yusuf Ahmadi, spokesperson for Taliban, in a statement released on social media claimed that 15 soldiers were killed in this incident.
This is the second suicide explosion in the last few days in Helmand province.
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