By Karim Amini
The Afghan Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Thursday announced that General Mohmand Katawazai, the former of commander of 209 Shaheen Army Corps in Balkh, will be prosecuted for alleged negligence following Friday’s Taliban attack on the base.
Last Friday, at least 10 insurgents gained access to the heavily fortified base and attacked mostly unarmed soldiers, which resulted in a bloodbath.
Government has so far failed to give the actual casualty toll but based on information gathered by TOLOnews, over 250 soldiers appear to have been killed.
However, the MoD has said that a number of intelligence officials and some officers from the corps garrison were also under investigation.
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