Kabul, May 07, 2019, SPA --A Taliban attack on a police checkpoint in Afghanistan's northern province of Takhar early Tuesday morning has left at least seven policemen dead, an official said, according to dpa. The attack on the checkpoint took place around 1:30 am (2100 GMT Monday) in Khawja Bahawuddin district of the province, provincial governor spokesman Mohammad Jawad Hejri told dpa. Hejri said the Taliban also suffered heavy casualties in the attack while the exact number of casualties was unclear. At least 18 Taliban fighters, including two important commanders, have died in different firefights over the past week in Takhar, he added. A Taliban attack on an Afghan army base in western Farah province on Sunday evening left between 20 to 25 Afghan national army soldiers dead, provincial council member Shah Mahmood Naemi said. Naemi said at least two others were taken hostage in the attack that took place in Gulistan district on an army battalion base. --SPA 15:00 LOCAL TIME 12:00 GMT 0012 www.spa.gov.sa/w1098085