Kabul ? Eight Afghan policemen were killed Monday in an attack on a checkpoint in northeast Afghanistan.

Mohammad Akbar Barakzai, governor of Baghlan province, said the policemen, who were members of the Afghan National Police, died after enemy militants attacked before dawn.

“The policemen who were killed in the attack were on duty to provide security for the military convoys and local people in the main highway in Baghlan province,” he said.