Kabul, Oct 19 (UNI) At least 43 servicemen were killed in an attack targeting a military base in Afghanistan’s Kandahar Province, the country’s Defence Ministry said. The attack began with a suicide car bomb and was followed by an assault that overran the base. Qari Yousuf Ahmadi, a local spokesman for the Taliban, told Reuters that the attack killed at least 60 Afghan soldiers and injured many more. At least ten Taliban were also killed in the attack. Two suicide bombers in Humvees targeted a military base in the Maiwand district of Kandahar, Tolo News television channel reported, citing a source. According to Ariana News, the militants carried out attacks using two Humvees, stolen from local security forces. Sources confirmed to Tolo news that at least 43 soldiers were killed, 9 injured and 6 remain unaccounted for following the attack on the Maiwand army base. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, Al Jazeera reported. UNi XC-SNU 1408