Afghan forces, Taliban insurgents fight at Camp Bastion November 29, 2014 - 14:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Taliban insurgents battled Afghan forces for hours at Camp Bastion, a sprawling military base handed over by British troops last month, authorities said Saturday, Nov 29, according to CNN. The offensive at the base in Helmand province started Thursday night and was still going on early Saturday. At least five Afghan troops and nine Taliban fighters were dead in the fighting, according to Omar Zowak, a spokesman for the provincial governor. This is not the first time Afghan insurgents have attacked Camp Bastion, the military base where Britain's Prince Harry was deployed. British troops vacated the base on October 14 and left it in the hands of their Afghan counterparts. During the Afghanistan war, the base housed British and coalition troops.  Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
