Vehicle-Born IED Destroys Entire Afghan Compound in Seconds
Strikingly clear drone footage shows a vehicle laden with explosives destroy an entire Afghan army compound in a matter of seconds, after a Taliban militant drives unhindered onto the base.
A vehicle is seen approaching the outpost in the footage published Friday.
(Source: YouTube/WARenik screengrab via DCNF)
The vehicle drives through the open gates and continues apparently unchecked into the heart of the outpost.
(Source: YouTube/WARenik screengrab via DCNF)
Seconds later, the entire outpost goes up in flames.
(Source: YouTube/WARenik screengrab via DCNF)
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The man who purportedly carried out the attack is pictured in a tweet from self-identified freelance journalist Ahmet Yar.
https://twitter.com/Pashtunist/status/789476706675466240
The attack happened just outside the capital city of the Helmand province, where the Taliban launched an aggressive offensive last week. The Afghan army had to airlift hundreds of commandos into the besieged city in order to hold off the militants, and is now working to push them back from the outskirts.
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