In Afghanistan, at least 16 policemen have been killed by suspected militants in two separate attacks in Baghlan province. Officials said gunmen attacked police posts in Baghlan province in the north and in Helmand province in the south. Eight policemen died in each attack. Baghlan provincial governor Mohammad Akbar Barakzai said the policemen who were killed in the attack were on duty to provide security for the military convoys and local people in the main highway in the province .