At least 25 security personnel were killed in northeast Afghanistan. The attack has been blamed on the Taliban, according to officials.
One official said that the fighting is ongoing and that the Taliban itself has suffered heavy causalities. The security forces were on their way for an operation when they were attacked by the terror group.
The Taliban have not commented on the attack, yet.
Nato chief rules out rushed, early exit
As rising violence threatens to derail Afghan peace talks, the head of Nato said Wednesday that the military alliance will not leave Afghanistan until security conditions allow, even