A military convoy was travelling from Maimana city to Almar district of Faryab province Monday afternoon around 3:00, said provincial police spokesman Karim Yourish.
A Humvee was struck by a roadside bomb placed by Taliban in a market in Almar district of Faryab, he added.
Following the explosion, an hour-long clashes erupted between government forces and Taliban, according to the spokesman, who added more than a dozen Taliban insurgents were also killed or wounded.
The Taliban officials have not commented yet.
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