Explosion at Camp Shorabak; US drone attack or destroying old mines?

According to local sources in Helmand province, US drones bombed Taliban weapons depots at the Shorabak military base northwest of Lashkar Gah on March 30. The sources also claimed that 30 Taliban members were killed and wounded in the attack. On the other hand, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid issued a statement denying the US attack on Camp Shorabak. US officials have not yet confirmed or denied the news.

Camp Shorabak camp is located in the northwest of Lashkar Gah city. This base used to be the headquarters of NATO and US forces and is one of the largest military bases in Afghanistan and even in the region. Shorabak base has an area of ​​about 30 km and is located at a distance of 240 km from the border of Zabol city in Iran.

After the fall of the former government of Afghanistan and the rise of the Taliban, the name of this base was changed from Shorabak to “Al-Azm” and became the training and deployment of “Lashkar-e-Azm” forces.

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