<span style="color: #222222;">In Afghanistan, a Taliban attack against pro-government forces has killed at least 25 in the northern province of Baghlan. Officials said that the insurgents' attack also wounded at least eight pro-government fighters, during several hours of battle yesterday in the area of Nahrin.<br />'' <br />''Taliban did not immediately claim the attack, but recently the militant group has stepped up its offensive against Afghan security forces. Meanwhile, a fresh round of peace talks between the militants and the United States is to begin in Qatar, to end the country's long-running civil war. </span><br />