Day of mourning after massacre based on Afghanistan

cabul - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has declared a day of national mourning after a massacre at a military base in Mazar-i-Sharif. There were certainly a hundred victims when Taliban riders in army uniforms penetrated the complex and opened the fire.

The Ministry of Defense spoke of more than one hundred dead and injured. An official who wanted to remain anonymous spoke about 140 deaths. Other sources suggested that the death rate could even be higher.

About ten Taliban fighters dressed as Afghan soldiers and attacked explosives and automatic weapons on Friday in the northern province of Balch. They used military vehicles and army uniforms, which caused confusion at the start of the attack.

Witnesses spoke about chaotic states. Many victims were unarmed when they were taken under fire; The soldiers were eating or leaving the mosque. 'The soldiers fell like swallows shot down with a shotgun,' said a survivor from his hospital bed.

President Ghani called the attack Saturday, 'cowardly' and the work of 'unbelievers'. He instructed flags to hang half past five on Sunday to honor the dead soldiers. The Taliban announced that the attack was intended to repay the death of a number of high-ranking insurgents.