Two militants were killed and three others were injured as a clash erupted in Eshkamish district of the northern Takhar province on Tuesday, a local police commander Abdul Rashid said.
The clash, according to the official, broke out after a group of Taliban militants attacked a security checkpoint in the Kataqaroq area of the restive district at 04:00 a.m. local time, triggering a gun battle which lasted for 40 minutes. and resultantly two militants were killed.
Two militants were killed during the firefight and another three were injured, including two militants and a police officer, the official added.
The Taliban militants, according to a local official, captured a police in Chachma area of Bangi district, Takhar province Tuesday morning.
Xinhua
