<span style="color: #222222;">In Afghanistan, at least five police officers were killed today when their checkpoint came under attack by insurgents in the northwestern Badghis province. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Abdul Aziz Beg, head of the provincial council, says three other police officials were injured and another detained by the Taliban early this morning in the Qadis district. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Beg said, the gun battle lasted about an hour with casualties among Taliban too, but did not provide an exact figure.</span><br />''  <br />