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Attack On Helmand Base Repelled; Operation Underway
The Helmand governor’s office says the attack has been pushed back by Afghan forces.
A military base came under attack by a group of militants in the southern Helmand province early on Friday morning, the provincial governor’s office confirmed in a statement.
The statement said the attack was carried out against the 215 Maiwand Corps inside Camp Shorab in the province.
The attack has been repelled and at least three suicide bombers and six attackers were killed, the statement said.
The statement added that clearance operation is ongoing by the Afghan forces.
The attack on 215 Maiwand Corps in Helmand was carried out by 12 attackers, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement, adding that four attackers were killed, others are under siege by Afghan forces.
"The attack was repelled by the brave Afghan Security Forces," the US Forces-Afghanistan spokesman Col. Dave Butler said in a tweet on Friday morning, adding that "the Afghan Security Forces fight for the people of Afghanistan and they are the defenders of the people".
Reliable sources from Helmand said the attack started at 4am on Friday morning in which at least 27 attackers, including seven suicide bombers, are involved.
More details will be added to this story.
