Taliban conduct deadly attack against military in Afghanistan

At least five Afghan soldiers were killed after Taliban militants attacked a military base in southern Afghanistan.

Mohammad Ashraf Watandost, police spokesman in Kandahar County, said six other soldiers were injured in the Maivand district.

Watandos said militants have entered the base through an underground tunnel.

The Taliban took responsibility for the attack.

In another development, Afghan forces prevented an attack on Italian military advisers on a base in the province of Herat.

Noorullah Qadri, commander of the army's 207 Corps, said one assailant was shot while another was arrested.

Nearly 900 Italian soldiers are part of NATO's support mission in Afghanistan.

Their task focuses on training and advising Afghan forces in four western provinces, reports REL.