TALUQAN, Afghanistan, April 6 (Xinhua) -- At least three Taliban militants were killed and two police injured after firefight flared up in Khawja Bahaudin district of the northern Takhar province on Thursday, a local police officer Abdul Mohammad said.
The clash, according to the officer occurred when police were escorting the governor of the troubled Darqad district along the border with Tajikistan, when a group of Taliban militants attacked the convoy of the governor, triggering gun battle during which three attackers lost their lives on the spot, forcing others to flee.
Governor of Darqat district escaped unhurt, the official asserted.
Meanwhile, provincial police spokesman Abdul Khalil Asir has confirmed the incident but without providing details said investigation has been initiated into the case.
Taliban militants who are active in parts of Khawja Bahaudin and the neighboring Darqad district haven't commented.
