MOSCOW, may 4 – RIA Novosti. Eighteen soldiers were killed in a car explosion by militants of the radical movement “Taliban” in Afghanistan’s Helmand province in the South of the country, informs television channel TOLO News, citing a source in law enforcement agencies.
it is Reported that the explosion occurred on Sunday evening in the area of Fucking Seraj. A car bomb exploded near a checkpoint of the Afghan national army and national Directorate of security. According to the source, the checkpoint was completely destroyed.
At the same time the press-Secretary of the provincial Governor Omar Zwack said that the explosion killed five soldiers, another five were injured.
the Radical movement “Taliban” has claimed responsibility for the explosion.
In Afghanistan there is a confrontation between government forces and militants of the radical movement “Taliban”, which previously captured significant territory in rural areas of the country and launched a major offensive against the city. Also in the country has increased the influence of the terrorist group “Islamic state.”* National forces of defense and security of Afghanistan is conducting nationwide joint operations to combat terrorism.
*a Terrorist organization banned in Russia.
