Taliban Strikes Back: Massive Attack On Afghan Airport Leaves 37 Dead

Taliban militia engaged in a coordinated suicide assault on Kanadahar airport in southern Afghanistan Wednesday leaving 37 dead and 35 wounded.

The attack is one of the deadliest since the U.S. began drawing down in Afghanistan and raises concerns about the resurgence of the Taliban in Afghanistan. The coordinated assault took place overnight and involved an entire squad of suicide bombers attacking Afghan security forces.

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The operation began with Taliban fighters disguising themselves in combat fatigues that bore faint resemblance to the U.S. Army’s digital camouflage. Bill Roggio of the Long War Journal explains that once inside the airport grounds, the fighters began taking up positions and forming a perimeter in the civilian sector.

Roggio explains that we are starting to see a trend with radical Islamic terror groups and their tactics, particularly in the use of multiple suicide bombers at once. “In November, an Islamic State suicide assault team attacked Paris, France and killed more than 120 people,” writes Roggio.

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