Taliban Attack Afghan Security Forces in North, Killing 37

Taliban Attack Afghan Security Forces in North, Killing 37
Afghan security forces stand at a checkpoint in western Herat province Aug. 6, 2016. Aref Karmi/AFP/Getty Images
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KABUL, Afghanistan—Taliban insurgents have launched separate attacks on Afghan security forces in the country’s north, killing at least 37, provincial officials said Monday.

Mohammad Yusouf Ayubi, head of the provincial council in Kunduz province, said that at least 13 security forces were killed in an attack on a checkpoint they were manning in Dashti Archi district, with another 15 security forces wounded there. The firefight began late Sunday and continued into Monday morning.