Eight militants have been confirmed dead as clash erupted in Khwaja Sabzposh district of Afghanistan's northern Faryab province on Thursday, a provincial police statement released here said.
Taliban militants attacked security checkpoints in Anabig village of Khwaja Sabzposh district in the wee hours of Thursday and police returned fire killing eight insurgents on the spot and wounding five others, the statement said.
The militants fled away and one civilian villager sustained injury in the crossfire, the statement said, adding the security forces would continue to chase the insurgents.
Taliban militants who are active in parts of Faryab province have yet to make comment.
xinhua
