On February 23, 2014, Taliban insurgents launched a devastating raid on two Afghan National Army checkpoints outside Asadabad in Kunar Province, eastern Afghanistan. The attack began at 5:00 a.m. when hundreds of Taliban fighters, who had crossed from Pakistan's border mountains, struck the first checkpoint with the assistance of four Afghan soldiers who had defected to the Taliban side. These insider threats helped the attackers kill the entire garrison while most soldiers slept in their bunks.

Taliban militants have set up checkpoints in major cities across Afghanistan, including the capital and Jalalabad, to prevent people from reaching Kabul airport. | DW News