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2019 Camp Shorabak attack
Part of the War in Afghanistan
LocationCamp Shorabak, Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Date1 March 2019; 5 years ago (2019-03-01)
TargetBus
Attack type
Shooting
Suicide bombing
WeaponsImprovised explosive device
Deaths23
Injured15
PerpetratorsTaliban

On the morning of 1 March 2019, Taliban gunmen and suicide bombers attacked Camp Shorabak in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. They killed 23 Afghan soldiers and injured another 15.[1][2][3][4] Twenty insurgents were killed.[1] None of the US Marine advisers stationed at the military base were injured.[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b At least 23 Afghan security forces killed in Taliban attack
  2. ^ Snow, Shawn (3 March 2019). "Taliban fighters try to storm base in Helmand province housing US Marines and Afghan forces". Marine Corps Times. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  3. ^ Jones, Christopher. "Taliban Fighters Attacked an Afghan Army Base Manned by Some U.S. Military Personnel Today". Pacific Standard. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  4. ^ Shah, Taimoor; Faizi, Fatima; Zucchino, David (1 March 2019). "Taliban Target Key Afghan Base on Eve of Peace Talks". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 14 October 2019.

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