May 26 (UPI) -- At least 18 Afghan soldiers died in a Taliban attack on a Kandahar province, Afghanistan, military base earlier this week, according to government sources.
The attack was launched late Monday in Shah Wali Kot district and lasted until Tuesday morning. It came four days after 10 Afghan soldiers were killed in an attack on a nearby base in southeastern Afghanistan and the day after at least 20 police officers died in raids on outposts in the Arghandab district of central Zabul province. Taliban insurgents typically step up offensives in the spring.