Taliban siege in Afghanisthan: Death toll reached 32

The death toll in Afghanistan reached to in a Taliban attack. Today 12 soldiers are killed.

The Taliban has besieged a government and army compound in a remote western province of Afghanistan for the second consecutive day on Friday, killing at least 12 more troops. The overall death toll for the assault in Badghis province reached 32 Afghan soldiers and policemen.

Around 2,000 Taliban fighters are involved in the attack, with about 600 Afghan troops and members of the security forces inside the base in the Bala Murghab district.

The Taliban attack first began before dawn yesterday, when the insurgents stormed all the security posts around the government compound and killed at least 20 soldiers and policemen.