At least five police and four militants have been confirmed dead as clash flared up in Khan Abad district of the northern Kunduz province on March 19, a district official Qudratullah Safi said.

 A total of 14 people including 11 pro-government militia and three militants have been killed as a clash broke out in northern Afghanistan's Jawzjan province on Monday, district governor Alaf Shah Atae said Tuesday.