At least four university students were killed and one other was wounded in a clash between government forces and the Taliban in Khwaja Sabz Posh district in Faryab province, local officials confirmed on Friday.

Khwaja Sabz Posh district governor Abdullah Masoumi said the incident took place in Chenarhai Sharaf Beg village in Khwaja Sabz Posh district when a group of student were traveling from Balkh to Fayab district, but he said they were trapped in the clash between security forces and the Taliban.

One of the students was wounded in the incident, he said.

The district governor added that two Public Order Police force members were wounded and a military tank was burnt in the conflict.