Afghan security personnel, shown here in a April 21 file photo, arrive at an army compound in Dihdadi District of Balkh province. Eight Afghan policemen were killed Tuesday in the Takhar province after the Taliban overran three security checkpoints. As many 140 Afghan soldiers were killed on Friday by Taliban attackers apparently disguised in military uniforms in what would be the deadliest attack ever on an Afghan military base, officials said. Also Monday, a suicide bomber driving a minivan struck a checkpoint in eastern Khost province, killing at least four Afghan security guards. The Afghan military and security forces, with 195,000 soldiers and more than 150,000 policemen, have struggled in fighting the insurgency on their own.

Source: thestar April 25, 2017 12:11 UTC