Noah Hirsch
April 21, 2017
Today an elaborate attack on US troops in Afghanistan occurred. Members of the Taliban dressed as troops in order to sneak onto the base and attack the soldiers from the inside. They managed to kill and wound over 50 people. The attack was on the army headquarters at the capital of the northern Balkh Province. The attack took place while soldiers were gathering in the dining hall for lunch. We have been informed that at least 5 Taliban attackers were killed during the assault.
This story makes me afraid of what terrorists are capable of. They were able to get the clothing needed to look like US soldiers and they were able to pretend to be US soldiers well enough to sneak onto a highly guarded military base. I don't know if I should be concerned that our bases aren't well protected enough or if terrorist are just learning how to outsmart us.
Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/liveblogs/2017/04/news-today/523824/
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