KABUL, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Seven police officers and 15 militants were killed in clashes in two Afghan provinces overnight, officials confirmed Friday.
In one incident, three policemen and four militants were killed after Taliban attacked Khogyani district's police station in eastern Ghazni province, provincial government spokesman Harif Noori told Xinhua.
Five police personnel were also wounded during the clashes which lasted for hours in the remote district.
In southern Kandahar province, four police officers and 11 Taliban militants were killed after police repelled Taliban gunmen who stormed a security checkpoint in Yazdan village, Maiwand district, a provincial police official, told Xinhua.
The official added that four militants were also wounded in the fighting.
The Taliban-led insurgency has been rampant since early April when the militant group launched its annual rebel offensive in different places of the country, which had claimed hundreds of lives including militants, security personnel and civilians.
