KABUL: Twelve policemen have been killed in a Taliban attack in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province.

According to Afghan media, the Taliban attacked in Jorum district of Badakhshan.

A few days ago, a car bomb in Faryab Province, Afghanistan, killed four policemen and injured 20 others. According to Afghan media, the blast took place outside the police headquarters in Almar district.

The director of Kandahar's public health department said the wounded included both soldiers and civilians. No group has claimed responsibility for the blast.

Earlier, an airstrike in Afghanistan's Takhar Province killed 12 people and injured 14.

According to Afghan media, the airstrike was carried out on a madrassa in Baharak district.

Earlier, a stampede outside the Pakistani consulate in the Afghan city of Jalalabad killed 15 people, including women.

According to Afghan media, more than 3,000 people were present outside the consulate at the time of obtaining the visa.

According to the international news agency Reuters, 11 of the 15 people killed were women, while the injured included the elderly.