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Afghan Defense Minister and Army Chief Resign Over Deadly Attack

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Afghanistan’s defense minister and military chief have both resigned following Friday’s deadliest ever attack on a major army base that killed at least 140 soldiers and wounded many more. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the raid on the Afghan National Army’s 209th Shaheen Corps in the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif. Ghani’s office, in a brief announcement Monday, said, “Defense Minister Abdullah Habibi and Army Chief of State Qadam Shah Shahim stepped down with immediate...

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