Five militants and six pro-government militiamen were killed in a clash which erupted in Rustaq district of Afghanistan's northern Takhar province on Monday, a local official said, APA reports citing Xinhua.
The clash occurred as a group of Taliban militants attacked the security checkpoints manned by pro-government militiamen in the district's Hafizan village around 2:00 p.m. local time Monday.
The gun battle lasted for a while and the militants fled away after leaving five bodies behind, a pro-government militia commander, Mohammad Aslam, told Xinhua.
Six pro-government militiamen were killed and eight others including five militants and three pro-government militiamen sustained injuries, Aslam added.
The Taliban outfit has not yet made comment on the incident.
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