Militant attack in Kabul's army base, 25 killed

At least 25 people, including 22 soldiers, were killed by militants in a military base in Kabul, Afghanistan's capital. Several people were injured in the attack. On Saturday, the Afghan Defense and Foreign Ministry confirmed the news of the assault and losses. News: BBC, Al-Jazeera, AFP
Afghan government blames Taliban for attack The Taliban also claimed responsibility for the attack, saying they killed two fighters. But the IS has claimed responsibility for the attack by their mouthpiece 'Amak'. It is noteworthy that these two militants are responsible for such attacks in Afghanistan.

A spokesman for the Afghan Defense Ministry said that a group of Taliban members attacked the army that in the western Farah province on Friday night. It killed 22 soldiers.
Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Danish said, "This incident took place on Saturday morning when a suicide bomber attacked Kabul's Shash Darak area." A source from the security forces said on condition of anonymity that the explosion was carried out near a compound of the National Security Directorate (NDS) of the Afghan intelligence agency. The NDS compound is located near the NATO headquarters and the US Embassy.
In 2001, the US forces launched an invasion of Afghanistan in the name of the Taliban overthrow. But in 17 years they also failed to achieve the goal. A BBC survey last month said that Taliban's activities in almost 70 percent of Afghanistan area According to Reuters reports, in August last year, the Taliban responded by bombing after US President Donald Trump announced further stringent action against the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Many international analysts say that the United States did not actually invade Afghanistan in order to overthrow the Taliban. Rather, they have confirmed military presence in Afghanistan targeting Iran, Russia, and China. In this case, they used the Taliban only as an excuse.