The casualties were reported in Ghazni, Daikundi, Badakhshan, Khost and Balkh provinces.
Lawmakers in Afghanistan’s parliament meanwhile warned that there will be more fatalities among the security forces if they do not take an offensive stance.
In the latest incident, Abdul Rahman Fateh, the acting police chief of Deh Yak district in Ghazni, was killed on Monday in a roadside mine blast in the province. The incident occurred in Deh Yak district of the province on Monday afternoon when Fateh and other security forces were transporting supplies to local forces and his vehicle struck a roadside mine, the sources said.
"While the security forces were trying to clear landmines in the surrounding areas of the district, a roadside kaboom went
kaboom!, which resulted in the death of the police chief and three others maimed," said Khaliq Dad Akbari, a member of the Ghazni provincial council.
In Daikundi province, at least four security force members were killed in a Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...attack in Pato district. Two other soldiers were maimed.
"Daikundi also has its own issues—currently three districts are under threat from the enemy," said MP Sayed Mohammad Daud Naseri.
"The Taliban’s attacks have increased—there is no significant response from the security forces, they are still in a defensive mode, this situation puts the security forces in harm's way," said Sayed Zahir Masroor, a member of parliament.
In the northern province of Badakhshan, at least three Afghan National Army officers were killed in a firefight with the Taliban.
In Khost province
... across the border from Miranshah, within commuting distance of Haqqani hangouts such as Datta Khel and probably within sight of Mordor. Khost is populated by six different tribes of Pashtuns, the largest probably being the Khostwal, from which it takes its name...
, at least ten security force members were killed and maimed.
However,
those who apply themselves too closely to little things often become incapable of great things...
local officials are not providing information about casualties.
"The Taliban has had several attacks in the past 24 hours—all their attacks were repelled, particularly in Herat
...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns...
, Zabul and Kandahar provinces," said Rohullah Ahmadzai, a front man for the Ministry of Defense.
According to security agencies, in the past 24 hours, security incidents occurred in 20 provinces.