Self-proclaimed fighters from ISIL have for the first time launched coordinated attacks on police checkpoints in an eastern Afghan province

Self-proclaimed fighters from ISIL have for the first time launched coordinated attacks on police checkpoints in an eastern Afghan province, officials said Sunday.

The raids on eight to 10 police posts began early Sunday, Haji Ghalib, governor of Achin district in Nangarhar province, told AFP, giving no casualty figures.

"This is the first time that Daesh fighters have launched coordinated attacks on police checkpoints in Nangarhar," he said.

Daesh is an Arabic acronym for ISIL, which occupies swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria.

The attacks in Achin were confirmed by the border police commander in eastern Afghanistan, Mohammad Ayoub Hussainkhail.

They came a day after a UN report warned that ISIL was making inroads in Afghanistan, winning over a growing number of sympathizers and recruiting followers in 25 of the country's 34 provinces.