MAIMANA, Afghanistan, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- At least six militants loyal to the Taliban group were killed and two others wounded following a fierce clash with the government forces in Afghanistan's northern province of Faryab, an official said Thursday.

"A clash took place on Wednesday afternoon between the Afghan security forces and the Taliban militants in the Arklik village of Qaisar district, Faryab province, where the country's air-force bombed the militants' positions, leaving six fighters dead and two others critically wounded," Mohammad Hanif Rezai, the spokesman of 209 Shaheen Army Corps, told Xinhua.

No civilians or security forces sustained casualties in the fighting which lasted for a while.

The militants fighting the government forces in the area were not available for comment on the report.