At least five security force members were killed in a Taliban attack on the Kunduz-Baghlan highway early Sunday morning, a source said.

The attack took place around 4:30 am (local time) after the Taliban attacked security checkpoints in the Kisa Toop area of the highway, the source said.

However, local security officials have not yet commented on the attack.

The Taliban has recently increased their attacks on security checkpoints in Baghlan and Kunduz provinces, causing dozens of to be killed and wounded among Afghan security forces.