Clash kills 4 militants, wounds 7 in northern Afghanistan

MAIMANA, Afghanistan, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- At least four militants were killed and seven others sustained injuries as government forces stormed Taliban hideouts in Qaisar district of the northern Faryab province on Tuesday, an army spokesman Mohammad Hanif Rezai said Wednesday.

The government forces, according to the official, attacked a Taliban hideout in Arkalic area of Qaisar district Tuesday evening, killing four insurgents on the spot and wounding seven others.

A weapon cache of the militants has also been destroyed, the official said, adding that the security forces would continue to chase militants elsewhere in Qaisar and adjoining areas.

Taliban militants haven't commented yet.