1 dead, 4 wounded in Pul-i-Charkhi prison clash

KABUL (Pajhwok): One prisoner has been killed and four others have been wounded in a clash between inmates of sixth and seventh blocks of Pul-i-Charkhi prison, officials said on Sunday.

Farhad Bayani, spokesman for the prison administration, told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident took place on Saturday evening and ended after intervention from prison security guards.

He said the injured were under currently treatment and intensive care. Bayani claimed the security forces had brought the situation under control.

The prison administration had launched an investigation into the incident, he said, promising further details would be shared with the media later on.

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