Airstrike kills 7 militants including Taliban local leaders in Afghanistan

An Afghan policeman searches a man at a security checkpoint on the way leading to Shindand district of Herat province, Afghanistan, Dec. 18, 2018. At least seven militants including two local leaders of the Taliban were killed as military aircraft targeted the militant group in Shindand district of the western Herat province on Monday, a statement of army said. (Xinhua/Elaha Sahel)