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| Afghan clash 'kills police chief' | Afghan clash 'kills police chief' |
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| A provincial police chief and at least six other police have been killed in a clash with US-trained Afghan guards in Kandahar, reports say. | |
| The clash happened as the guards, who work alongside US special forces, tried to remove an Afghan prisoner from the prosecutor's office. | |
| The police chief, head of the criminal department and seven officers died, Reuters reported. | |
| Other reports say the police chief was only injured. | Other reports say the police chief was only injured. |
| Kandahar in southern Afghanistan is a Taliban stronghold. | Kandahar in southern Afghanistan is a Taliban stronghold. |
| It is a key battleground in the fight between Taliban insurgents and the Afghan government and coalition forces. | It is a key battleground in the fight between Taliban insurgents and the Afghan government and coalition forces. |