<span style="color: #222222;">In Afghanistan, at least 13 Taliban militants were killed after the national army conducted a special operation in northern province of Baghlan overnight. Press officer of army Corps 217, Abbas Twakuli told Xinhua that the raid was launched by army's Special Operations in an area on outskirts of provincial capital Pul-e-Khumri. The security forces received hostile fire during the mission, and they returned fire, killing 13 militants, he said.  There were no casualties on the security forces side.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">On Sunday, 18 police officers were killed and about 60 police and civilians were injured after seven Taliban suicide bombers and gunmen attacked the provincial police station in Pul-e-Khumri, 160 km north of the country's capital, Kabul.</span><br />''  <br />