12 dead after Taliban attacks

Afghanistan (AP):

Taliban militants carried out three attacks against Afghan security forces yesterday, targeting a police station, a border patrol and an army checkpoint in strikes that left 12 people dead, officials said. Meanwhile, NATO said insurgents killed two coalition service members in separate incidents in the country's north and south. In the deadliest attack against Afghan forces, Taliban militants assaulted a police station in Nad Ali district of Helmand province early yesterday. The fighting killed four insurgents and two civilians, said Helmand province spokesman Daud Ahmadi.

Also in Helmand, a roadside bomb struck a border police car, killing three officers and wounding five more, said Ali Jan, the provincial head of the border police.