Alwaght - Afghan government claimed on Monday a Tajik or Russian plane has bombed the war-torn country's Durqad district in northeastern Takhar province on Sunday.
Khalil Asir, spokesman for Takhar provincial police, said the bombing near the border area started after two Tajik border guards were killed in a clash with the Taliban militants, Reuters reported.
Eight Taliban insurgents were killed and six others were wounded, Asir said.
The Taliban has confirmed the clash and the subsequent bombing.
