Suicide truck bomber kills 8 Afghan soldiers

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s Defense Ministry says a suicide truck bomber has struck an army convoy, killing at least eight Afghan soldiers. Another nine troops were wounded in Monday’s attack in Maidan Wardak province. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but the Taliban and a local Islamic State affiliate routinely target Afghan security forces. The Taliban have stepped up attacks across Afghanistan despite signing a peace deal with the U.S. in