FAIZABAD, Afghanistan, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- A total of six Taliban militants were killed and eight others injured as an explosive device exploded inside militants' hideout in Wardoj district of the northern Badakhshan province on Wednesday, a local official said.
"The blast occurred inside Taliban hideout in Chakaran village of Wardoj district today morning killing six insurgents on the spot and injuring eight others," the official told Xinhua.
"All the victims are foreign nationals," the official asserted without identifying their nationalities.
Militants from several countries, according to locals, have been fighting alongside Taliban outfit in Badakhshan and other provinces.
Taliban militants who are in control of parts of Badakhshan province are yet to make comment.
