Afghan Taliban overrun multiple military check posts in Afghanistan
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*ISLAMABAD - At least seven Afghan policemen were killed overnight when the Taliban stormed security checkpoints in western Badghis province.*
Mohammad Naser Nazari, a provincial councilman, said on Saturday that three other security forces were wounded during the attack in Qadis district.
The Taliban did not comment on the attack.
The Afghan defence ministry said on Saturday that two separate airstrikes conducted on Friday night by coalition forces in coordination with Afghan forces killed at least 43 members from the militant Islamic State (IS) group in eastern Kunar province.
