<span style="color: #222222;">In Afghanistan, Taliban insurgents stormed a checkpoint in western Herat province, killing 14 pro-government militia members.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Police  Chief spokesman today said that seven others were wounded in the attack in Robat Sangi district last night. He said an unspecified number of Taliban fighters suffered casualties.<br />'' <br />''<br />''Separately, in eastern Nangarhar province, the governor's spokesman said a university professor was killed and two others wounded when a bomb attached to their vehicle detonated in Jalalabad yesterday. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.</span><br />