11 soldiers killed as "militants"/terrorists attack army post in Kabul

Gunmen have attacked an army outpost near one of Afghanistan's main military academies, killing 11 soldiers and leaving 15wounded, the defence ministry said.


The so-called Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility for the attack near the Marshal Fahim military academy in the western outskirts of the capital Kabul.

The attack came two days after an ambulance bomb in the centre of the city killed more than 100 people and just over a week after another attack on the Hotel Intercontinental killed more than 20.

Both attacks were claimed by the Taliban.
 (RTE)
 29/1/18