Afghan Defense Minister Abdullah Khan Habibi and Army Chief of Staff Kadam Shah Shahim resigned after an attack by militants of the radical Taliban movement on a military base in the north of the country. This is reported by the office of the President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani on Twitter.

"Defense Minister Abdullah Habibi and Chief of Staff of the Army Kadam Shah Shahim left their posts, the decision takes effect immediately," the report quoted 112.

- ??? (@ARG_AFG) April 24, 2017 It later became known that four commanders of the corps of Afghan Armed Forces were also removed from their positions. "" After the attack on the 209-1 Corps of the Afghan National Army, President Ashraf Ghani approved the removal from command posts of 209,207, 205 and 203 corps, "the office of the President of Afghanistan.

Recall, on April 21, militants from the Taliban attacked a military base in the suburb of Mazar-i-Sharif in Afghanistan. They disguised themselves in the form of a government army, entered the territory of the base in military vehicles and opened fire. The attackers used grenade launchers and small arms. A total of about 10 Taliban participated in the operation. However, they caught the military unawares. At the time of the attack, part of them left the mosque after the prayer, and another part dined in the dining room. According to the Ministry of Defense of Afghanistan, as a result of the Taliban attack, hundreds of military personnel were killed, but exact figures were not specified. Media reported about 150 dead Afghan soldiers.