11 Killed in Clash in Western Afghan Province

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11 Killed in Clash in Western Afghan Province

At least 11 people were killed in western Afghanistan's Herat province in ethnic fighting, Kabul local news reported on Sunday.

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At least 11 people were killed in western Afghanistan's Herat province in ethnic fighting, Kabul local news reported on Sunday.

Radio Liberty said that the fighting continued from Saturday night to Sunday between the Tajik ethnic governor Ismail Khan and Pushtun warlord Amanullah Khan in Sindand district of western province Herat.

The local commander, Amanullah Khan, charged that Ismail Khan'sforces attacked his forces in the area of his responsibility with tanks and heavy artillery and 11 soldiers from his side were killed in fighting during the night.

Although the majority of population in Herat province is Tajiks,Pushtun is the majority in Sindand district. The fighting occurredseveral days before the first anniversary of Bonn Agreement in which all of the ethnic leaders and delegates expressed their hopeto stop ethnic conflicts in the province and to take part in reconstruction.

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