Gun battle between Taliban militants and police in Lalpor district of Nangahar province 120 km east of capital Kabul left five people including one police and four militants dead on Sunday, a local official said.

"Taliban rebels attacked an outpost of border police in Lalpor district at 01:00 a.m. local time today and police returned fire as a result four insurgents were killed," district governor Abdul Qayum told Xinhua.

He also confirmed that three more policemen sustained injuries in the firefight that lasted for a while.

Meantime, Zabihullah Mujahid who claims to speak for the Taliban outfit in talks with media via telephone from unknown location confirmed the clash and said three Taliban fighters were wounded in the clash.

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