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2 dead, 5 injured as Balkh commanders clash

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MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): At least seven people have suffered casualties as a result of a clash between two pro-government commanders in northern Balkh province, an official said on Wednesday.

The firefight occurred between uprising commander Hazrat Mohammad Gurgrey and Afghan Local Police commander Toofan in the Balkh district bazaar on Tuesday evening.

Police spokesman Adel Shah Adel told Pajhwok Afghan News a guard of Gurgrey and a civilian were killed and five others wounded, including two supporters of Toofan in the clash.

Adel linked the clash with personal enmity between the . . .

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