By Zabihullah Tamanna
KABUL
At least 12 Afghan army troops were killed and one was missing when a group of Taliban militants stormed an army base in southern Helmand province, authorities said.
The attack was carried out on a small army base in Sangin district of Helmand province Saturday night and a search operation for the missing soldiers was underway.
Separately, four other army troops were killed in several IED explosions across the country Saturday, according to Defense Ministry spokesman Gen. Zahir Azimi.
"At least 21 Taliban militants were killed during Afghan army operations in three provinces in the past 24 hours and 31 others were arrested," Azimi said.
Meanwhile, police chief in capital Kabul resigned from his post Sunday following a wave of deadly attacks on local and international targets in the past few weeks.
In the latest such incident, a group of Taliban militants wearing explosive vests struck a South African organization with light and heavy weapons, killing the director and his two children. One Afghan staff also was killed.
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