Afghan National Army soldiers in Camp Shaheen in 2011
Date
21 April 2017
Location
Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan
Result
Afghan Minister of Defense and Chief of Staff of the Afghan National Army both resign three days after the attack[1]
Belligerents
Taliban
Haqqani network
Afghanistan
209th Corps
Commanders and leaders
Mullah Taj Mir Jawad Qari Abdul Raouf Zakir[2]
Unknown
Strength
Unknown, 10 fighters (Taliban claim)[3]
3,000 soldiers[4]
Casualties and losses
All killed[5]
140–256 Afghan soldiers killed, 160+ injured
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On 21 April 2017, at least ten Taliban fighters attacked Camp Shaheen, headquarters of the 209th Corps of the Afghan National Army (ANA), near Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province. The death toll was unclear—official Afghan government statements said about 140 people were killed and 160 injured, while media reports said as many as 256 were dead. The attack was the deadliest on an Afghan military base since the beginning of the war.[6]
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^Mashal, Mujib; Rahim, Najim (21 April 2017). "'A Shortage of Coffins' After Taliban Slaughter Unarmed Soldiers". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
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