At least eight Taliban militants were killed in a clash with security forces inn Herat province on Saturday, local officials said Sunday. 
 
Commander of the First Brigade of the 207th Corps in Herat Ziarat Shah Abed said the clash occurred in Shayan village of Obe district in Herat when a group of Taliban militants attacked an army outpost. 
 
He said 15 insurgents were wounded in the clash. 
 
According to Abed, there was no causalities among Army forces and civilians in the clash. 
 
Taliban is yet to comment about the clash.