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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. A provincial police chief and at least eight 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 clash is said to have erupted after the guards, who are employed by US special forces, tried to remove an Afghan prisoner from a civic building.
The police chief, head of the criminal department and seven officers died, Reuters reported. A senior provincial official said the police chief, head of the criminal department and seven officers died.
Other reports say the police chief was only injured. But the situation remains confused, with Kandahar city closed off.
Kandahar in southern Afghanistan is a Taliban stronghold. Kandahar province 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.