Kandahar, Afghanistan, Shawwal 9, 1433, Aug 27, 2012, SPA - Ten Afghan soldiers were killed and four injured when suspected Taliban militants attacked an army checkpoint in southern Afghanistan, police was quoted as saying Monday by DPA. "Six soldiers escaped from the checkpoint, and it is not yet clear if they had a relationship with the insurgents," Mohammad Ismael Hotak, a police officer, said of Sunday night's attack in Helmand province's Washer district. --SPA 12:16 LOCAL TIME 09:16 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1024862