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.
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