The Taliban has killed at least 58 Afghan security forces in a wave of attacks across the country, including an assault that nearly wiped out an army camp in southern Kandahar province.

Latest: The Taliban have killed 71 people in attacks in Afghanistan's Ghazni and Paktia provinces, the country's deputy interior minister has said.

LATEST: Emerging reports suggest 18 people have been killed and 90 wounded in bombings at the funeral of a protester killed in Kabul.

Suicide bombers attacked a US international development compound today in northern Afghanistan, killing at least four people and wounding several others.