FAIZABAD, Afghanistan, March 26 (Xinhua) -- At least two Taliban militants were killed as fighting flared up in Yaftal-e-Bala neighborhood outside Faizabad, the capital of Afghanistan's northern Badakhshan province on Saturday night, security official Abdul Khalil said Sunday.
Two more insurgents sustained injuries in the firefight which lasted for a while, the official said.
Neither the security personnel nor civilians had been hurt during the clash, the official added.
Taliban militants who are in control of parts of Badakhshan province are yet to make comment.
