{"id":4107,"date":"2017-04-22T18:25:56","date_gmt":"2017-04-22T18:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/islam\/4107-140-afghan-soldiers-killed-in-taliban-attack-on-army-base-in-mazar-i-sharif\/"},"modified":"2017-04-22T18:25:56","modified_gmt":"2017-04-22T18:25:56","slug":"140-afghan-soldiers-killed-in-taliban-attack-on-army-base-in-mazar-i-sharif","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/islam\/4107-140-afghan-soldiers-killed-in-taliban-attack-on-army-base-in-mazar-i-sharif\/","title":{"rendered":"140 Afghan soldiers killed in Taliban attack on army base in Mazar-I-Sharif"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">As many as 140 Afghan soldiers were killed on Friday by Taliban attackers apparently disguised in military uniforms in what would be the deadliest attack ever on an Afghan military base, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">As many as 140 Afghan soldiers were killed on Friday by Taliban attackers apparently disguised in military uniforms in what would be the deadliest attack ever on an Afghan military base, officials said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The Defense Ministry said the toll was \u201cover 100\u201d Afghan soldiers killed and wounded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">One official in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, where the attack occurred, said on Saturday at least 140 soldiers were killed and many others wounded. 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