Taliban Attack Afghan Army Base During Lull in Peace Talks

Taliban suicide bombers and gunmen stormed a major Afghan army base during a lull in peace talks, showing violence isn’t abating despite progress in negotiating an end to the 17-year war

Taliban suicide bombers and gunmen stormed a major Afghan army base Friday, killing and wounding dozens of government troops, during a pause in talks between the insurgency and American officials on a negotiated end to the 17-year war.

The early-morning attack against the Shorab military base in heavily contested Helmand province in the country’s south was the latest indication that deadly violence shows few signs of subsiding in Afghanistan, even as U.S.-Taliban talks are set to resume Saturday after a two-day recess and...

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