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Afghan officials resign after Taliban attack

The attack in Balkh raises serious questions about the Afghan military's capability to stand on its own [Reuters]

Army chief and defense minister forced to step down as the country mourns the loss of 130 lives in Taliban assault on an army base.

Afghanistan's army chief and defense minister have resigned following a Taliban attack on an army base over the weekend that killed more than a 100 people.

The attack, the biggest ever by the Taliban on a military base in Afghanistan, involved multiple attackers and suicide bombers in army uniforms who penetrated the compound of the 209th Corps of the Afghan National Army in northern Balkh province on Friday.

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the assault, which according to some estimates killed over 130 people.

President Ashraf Ghani accepted the resignations of Qadam Shah Shahim, the army chief of staff and Abdullah Habibi, the country's defense minister, on Monday, according to a statement from the president's office.

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