<p>TIRINKOT (Pajhwok): Tirinkot city of central Uruzgan province was put on lockdown after a physical and verbal clash occurred between protestors and police headquarters on Tuesday afternoon.</p>
<p>Police have arrested dozens of individuals, including former deputy police chief, during clearing operations over the past few days.</p>
<p>On day two, hundreds of protesting Uruzgan residents urged the government to release those individuals who had protected the province from <a href="/en/taliban" class="glossify-link">Taliban</a> militants.</p>
<p>Eyewitness told Pajhwok Afghan News the Tirinkot city, the provincial capital, was on lockdown after a clash occurred between Police chief Col. Khitab Khanjari and protestors at around 5:00pm today (Tuesday). </p>
<p>They claimed still a number of armed protestors had taken positions in some parts of the city.</p>
<p>However, the governor’s house wrote on its Facebook page that the situation in the city was under control and the protestors were in talks with local officials.</p>
<p>Mohammad Qasim, one of the protestors, told Pajhwok after the verbal clash with police, a number of other protesting people from other areas also entered the city to share their demands. He said the government has detained innocent people.</p>
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