Badghis Province

Taliban attack kills 22 Afghan forces in Faryab province

Meanwhile, around 100 Afghan soldiers fled their posts and tried to cross into neighbouring Turkmenistan during a weeklong battle with the Taliban in the western Badghis province.

Taliban blamed for killing 30 troops in western Afghanistan

Abdul Aziz Beg, head of the provincial council in Badghis province, says the Taliban struck Afghan army positions from different directions. There are conflicting reports over the Taliban's claim.