| 2019 Camp Shorabak attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of the War in Afghanistan | |
| Location | Camp Shorabak, Helmand Province, Afghanistan |
| Date | 1 March 2019 |
| Target | Bus |
Attack type | Shooting Suicide bombing |
| Weapons | Improvised explosive device |
| Deaths | 23 |
| Injured | 15 |
| Perpetrators | Taliban |
On the morning of 1 March 2019, Taliban gunmen and suicide bombers attacked Camp Shorabak in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. They killed 23 Afghan soldiers and injured another 15.[1][2][3][4] Twenty insurgents were killed.[1] None of the US Marine advisers stationed at the military base were injured.[citation needed]
- ^ a b At least 23 Afghan security forces killed in Taliban attack
- ^ Snow, Shawn (3 March 2019). "Taliban fighters try to storm base in Helmand province housing US Marines and Afghan forces". Marine Corps Times. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ Jones, Christopher. "Taliban Fighters Attacked an Afghan Army Base Manned by Some U.S. Military Personnel Today". Pacific Standard. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ Shah, Taimoor; Faizi, Fatima; Zucchino, David (1 March 2019). "Taliban Target Key Afghan Base on Eve of Peace Talks". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 14 October 2019.