14 Afghan soldiers killed in checkpoint attack

Afghan security force members carry the coffin of a comrade killed in a checkpoint attack by Taliban militants in Faiz Abad district of Jawzjan province, Afghanistan, Dec. 30, 2019. A total of 14 Afghan security force members were killed after Taliban militants stormed a security checkpoint in Afghanistan's northern province of Jawzjan on Monday, a provincial government spokesman said. (Photo by Mohammad Jan Aria/Xinhua)

An Afghan security force member, who was injured in a checkpoint attack by Taliban militants, sits inside a military vehicle in Faiz Abad district of Jawzjan province, Afghanistan, Dec. 30, 2019. A total of 14 Afghan security force members were killed after Taliban militants stormed a security checkpoint in Afghanistan's northern province of Jawzjan on Monday, a provincial government spokesman said. (Photo by Mohammad Jan Aria/Xinhua)

Afghan security force members carry the coffin of a comrade killed in a checkpoint attack by Taliban militants in Faiz Abad district of Jawzjan province, Afghanistan, Dec. 30, 2019. A total of 14 Afghan security force members were killed after Taliban militants stormed a security checkpoint in Afghanistan's northern province of Jawzjan on Monday, a provincial government spokesman said. (Photo by Mohammad Jan Aria/Xinhua)

Afghan security force members walk past coffins of comrades killed in a checkpoint attack by Taliban militants in Faiz Abad district of Jawzjan province, Afghanistan, Dec. 30, 2019. A total of 14 Afghan security force members were killed after Taliban militants stormed a security checkpoint in Afghanistan's northern province of Jawzjan on Monday, a provincial government spokesman said. (Photo by Mohammad Jan Aria/Xinhua)