Rebels capture Afghan provincial capital: 10 killed
AP, Kabul
Fighters loyal to several local warlords stormed a remote provincial capital and forced the governor to flee, one of the group's leaders and a government official said yesterday. At least 10 people were believed killed in the fighting.The violence broke out on Thursday in Chagcharan, a small town that is the capital of western Ghor province, 220km west of capital, Kabul. Din Mohammed Azimi, Ghor's deputy governor, said the governor had fled for either Herat or Kabul on Thursday afternoon. Azimi, who said he was speaking from a village a few kilometres to the north of the city, said at least 10 of his men were killed and that more than 1,500 fighters were preparing a counter-attack. Ghulam Yahya, a former Ghor police chief who is now one of the warlords opposed to the governor, said he knew of only one person killed, but it was not clear if he was referring to casualties on his side.
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