An Afghan official says a Taliban suicide bomber has attacked a base in eastern Afghanistan, killing eight police.

It's not clear that the war, which began in October 2001, is going as well as the U.S. had hoped seven months after President Trump announced a new, more aggressive strategy.

Gunmen attacked Kabul's Intercontinental Hotel on Saturday, seizing hostages and exchanging gunfire with security forces as the building in the Afghan capital caught fire and residents and staff fled.