The attack happened Tuesday night in the volatile Maiwand district, where Taliban rebels dug a two-kilometer tunnel into the Afghan National Army base and planted the explosives
Assailants entered a compound adjacent to the checkpoint before security forces surrounded them and and denied them entry
Afghan security forces lost 20 personnel in the process
Senior Chinese diplomat says militants in Afghanistan pose a threat to Chinese security
Meanwhile, the Taliban claimed it 'completely controls' 61 of Afghanistan's 407 districts
Elections were postponed to allow time to fix technical problems that surfaced during October's parliamentary elections, deputy spokesman for the Independent Election Commission says
Five senior football federation officials, including head of the organization banned from leaving country
Gen. Austin Scott Miller’s visit came amid reports of a possible U.S. troop drawdown in Afghanistan and a renewed push to negotiate peace with Taliban insurgents for ending the 17-year-old Afghan war
Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry announced the ban on Thursday, after police and federal investigators said Zardari and other suspects were involved in running fake bank accounts
News reports say President Donald Trump has verbally ordered military commanders to withdraw 7,000 of the more than 14,000 troops currently stationed in Afghanistan
Officials say foreign minister traveled to Beijing for day-long discussions with Chinese counterpart and both sides underscored support for 'Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process'
Monday's attack is the latest in a string of violence that has rocked Kabul
Nawaz Sharif, 68, was present inside courtroom in Islamabad and was arrested shortly after judge announced verdict on two corruption cases against him
Remarks came just days after reports quoted officials in Washington as saying President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to withdraw roughly half of US American troops stationed in Afghanistan
Officials in Washington are reported as saying President Donald Trump is considering withdrawing roughly half of the more than 14,000 US troops stationed in Afghanistan
Pakistan takes credit for organizing the peace dialogue in UAE at US request
Taliban say Saudi, Pakistani and UAE officials also took part in talks on ending Afghanistan's 17-year war: they said there were no plans to talk to Afghan government representatives
Pakistan says it has arranged the dialogue to promote peace in Afghanistan
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan says his country has arranged Monday’s US-Taliban meeting
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