TALUQAN, Afghanistan, July 3 (Xinhua) -- A Taliban attack on Baharak district in Afghanistan's northern Takhar province was repulsed and eight people including six insurgents were killed, provincial police spokesman Abdul Khalil Asir said Tuesday.

"Taliban rebels launched massive offensive on security checkpoints to overrun Baharak district Tuesday morning, but their attack has been repulsed and the rebels after leaving six bodies behind fled away," Asir told Xinhua.

The official also admitted that two pro-government militias were killed and seven others including four militants sustained injuries.

According to the official, the security forces are busy in cleanup operations to find if any militant is hidden in the area.

Taliban outfit has yet to make comments.

However, a villager on condition of anonymity said that sporadic fighting is underway.