KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) — Six people including five militants have been killed as clash flared up in Imam Sahib district of the northern Kunduz province 250 km north of Kabul on Thursday, spokesman for provincial governor Abdul Wasi Basel said.

The clash, according to the spokesman, erupted in Alafbirdy area early Thursday and have left five militants and a local dead.

Four Taliban fighters and four security personnel sustained injuries in the firefight, the official added.

Taliban militants who are active in parts of Kunduz province are yet to make comment.