The attack
The attack took place in the early hours of the morning of 1 Mar 2019 and ended 3 Mar 2019. Taliban fighters stormed the ANDSF fghan National Defence and Security Forcesbase at Camp Shorabak in Helmand, southern Afghanistan, which is home to the Afghan army's 215th Corps and includes a US garrison of a few hundred Marines and soldiers. The base was of particular importance to the US military because it had previously hosted thousands of marines deployed to Helmand during the troop surge. During the attack, the Taliban, wearing Afghan military uniforms and using military equipment regularly used by the Afghan army, fooled the soldiers defending the base. One suicide bomber detonated his explosive device in a canteen. A total of three suicide bombers were killed in the attack. Afghan units were assisted by US forces with air support to repel the Taliban attack.Claim of Responsibility
The Taliban immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, their second against a major military target since the start of Taliban-US peace talks, probably to strengthen their negotiating position.References
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